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doubt·ful
(dout′fəl)adj.
1. Subject to or causing doubt: a doubtful claim; doubtful prospects.
2. Experiencing or showing doubt: Doubtful that the cord would hold, we strengthened it.
3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.
4. Raising doubts as to legitimacy, honesty, or respectability; suspicious: the candidate's doubtful past. See Usage Note at doubt.
doubt′ful·ly adv.
doubt′ful·ness n.
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| Adv. | 1. | doubtfully - in a doubtful manner; "Gerald shook his head doubtfully" |
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doubtfully
adverbWith skepticism:
Idiom: with a grain of salt.
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Translations
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doubtfully
[ˈdaʊtfəlɪ] ADV1. (= unconvincedly) → sin estar convencido
Ralph looked at him doubtfully → Ralph lo miró muy poco convencido
"I suppose not," he said doubtfully → -supongo que no -dijo él poco convencido or sin demasiado convencimiento
Ralph looked at him doubtfully → Ralph lo miró muy poco convencido
"I suppose not," he said doubtfully → -supongo que no -dijo él poco convencido or sin demasiado convencimiento
2. (= questionably) → dudosamente
the painting is doubtfully ascribed to Picasso → el cuadro se ha atribuído dudosamente a Picasso
the painting is doubtfully ascribed to Picasso → el cuadro se ha atribuído dudosamente a Picasso
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doubtfully
adv
(= uncertainly) → unsicher
(= questionably, dubiously) attributed → fraglicherweise
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
doubt
(daut) verb1. to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe. I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.
2. not to be sure of the reliability of. Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!
noun a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious. There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.
ˈdoubtful adjective1. feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc. He is doubtful about the future of the school.
2. able to be doubted; not clear. The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.
3. uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc. It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.
4. suspicious. He's rather a doubtful character.
ˈdoubtfully adverbˈdoubtfulness noun
ˈdoubtless adverb
probably. John has doubtless told you about me.
beyond doubt certain(ly). Beyond doubt, they will arrive tomorrow; His honesty is beyond doubt.
in doubt uncertain. The result of the dispute is still in doubt.
no doubt surely; probably. No doubt you would like to see your bedroom; He will come back again tomorrow, no doubt.
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