dubitative
American
[doo-bi-tey-tiv, dyoo-]
/ ˈdu bɪˌteɪ tɪv, ˈdyu- /
adjective
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doubting; doubtful.
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expressing doubt.
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Etymology
Origin of dubitative
1605–15; < Late Latin dubitātīvus, equivalent to dubitāt ( us ) ( see dubitation) + -īvus -ive
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