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doubtable

doubtable adjective: capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.

Adjective

doubtable (comparative more doubtable, superlative most doubtable)

  1. (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
    • Descartes adopts the tool of a radical skepticism, submitting to question established beliefs, exposing them to the test of doubt, breaking them down when they prove doubtable.1971, L. J. Swingle, “On Reading Romantic Poetry”, in PMLA, volume 86, number 5, page 976
    Synonyms:
    uncertain
  2. (obsolete) Fearsome; redoubtable.

Synonyms of doubtable

Forms of doubtable

comparativemore doubtable
superlativemost doubtable

Origin of doubtable

From Middle English doutable, from Old French doutable, dotable, equivalent to doubt + -able.

Words formed from doubtable

Questions about doubtable

What does doubtable mean?
Doubtable means capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
What part of speech is doubtable?
Doubtable is an adjective.

Words near doubtable in the dictionary

  1. doublé
  2. doublés
  3. Doubs
  4. doubt
  5. doubtability
  6. doubtable
  7. doubtance
  8. doubted
  9. doubtee
  10. doubtees
  11. doubter

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