dubitable

American  

[doo-bi-tuh-buhl, dyoo-] / ˈdu bɪ tə bəl, ˈdyu- /

adjective

1. open to doubt; doubtful; uncertain.

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dubitable British  

/ ˈdjuːbɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. open to doubt

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Other Word Forms

• dubitably adverb

Etymology

Origin of dubitable

1615–25; < Latin dubitābilis, equivalent to dubitā ( re ) to doubt + -bilis -ble

Example Sentences

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

The matter of drawing the formal contract, for instance, must be attended with all possible legal safe-guards, especially when we were dealing with a person whose honor was perhaps dubitable.

From Mary Wollaston by Webster, Henry Kitchell

But the forms which logicians introduce, and which proceed from simple enumeration, are dubitable, and proceed only upon admittance— Y. Mir.

From The Inconstant by Farquhar, George

His motive in getting off the car was at least dubitable.

From The Real Adventure by Crosby, Raymond Moreau

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)