dubitable
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Origin of dubitable
1615–25; < Latin dubitābilis, equivalent to dubitā ( re ) to doubt + -bilis -ble
Example Sentences
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It was an odd little encounter, that left vague and dubitable impressions in her mind.
From Ann Veronica, a modern love story by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Her face grew grave for a moment before she turned upon Mr. Rogers that smile which, if usually latent and at the best not entirely feminine, was her least dubitable charm.
From Poison Island by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
But the merely dubitable is the already doubtful.
From The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker by Lloyd, Alfred H.
And of what importance is it to inquire what intelligence was brought him, or when he received it, if it appears that his intelligence must be in its own nature uncertain and dubitable?
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I by Johnson, Samuel
And there are further beautiful subtleties as to whether she really believes in this more kindly interpretation of the refined but dubitable Deshman….
From Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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