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dubitative

[ doo-bi-tey-tiv, dyoo- ]
/ ˈdu bɪˌteɪ tɪv, ˈdyu- /
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adjective
doubting; doubtful.
expressing doubt.
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Origin of dubitative

1605–15; <Late Latin dubitātīvus, equivalent to dubitāt(us) (see dubitation) + -īvus-ive

OTHER WORDS FROM dubitative

du·bi·ta·tive·ly, adverbun·du·bi·ta·tive, adjectiveun·du·bi·ta·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby dubitative

Dubin Johnson syndrome, Dubinsky, dubious, dubitable, dubitation, dubitative, Dublin, Dublin Bay prawn, Dubliner, Dubliners, Dubna
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How to use dubitative in a sentence

  • His look, it seemed to Mainwaring, appeared to be dubitative as to how far he dared to be frank.

    Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates|Howard Pyle

  • “No,” said Tom, opening his pocketknife and holding it over the puff, with his head on one side in a dubitative manner.

    Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7|Charles H. Sylvester

  • The particle ba, has not signification, but serves to point out the interrogative and dubitative sentences.

    English-Bisaya Grammar|Various
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