Definition of DOUBTFUL

doubtful

Plural: doubtfuls

Adjective Satellite

  • open to doubt or suspicion; ; ; ; - Karen Horney
    • "the candidate's doubtful past"
  • fraught with uncertainty or doubt
    • "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"
    • "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"
  • unsettled in mind or opinion

Adj

  • Subject to, or causing doubt.
  • Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
  • Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
  • Fearsome, dreadful.
  • Improbable or unlikely.
  • Suspicious, or of dubious character.
  • Unclear or unreliable.

Noun

  • A doubtful person or thing.

Adjective

  • Feeling uncertain or having reservations; improbable.

Examples

  • It was DOUBTFUL he’d get a bingo, but he kept rearranging his letters hopefully.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English doutfull, douteful, equivalent to doubt + -ful.

Synonyms

dubious, dubitable, in question, tentative

Scrabble Score: 14

doubtful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
doubtful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
doubtful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

doubtful: valid Words With Friends Word