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unˈdoubtful, a.
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†1. Not mixed with or qualified by doubt; firm, sure. Obs.
c1450Oseney Reg. 161 Vndowtefull feith to þese presente writynges to ȝeve. 1508Fisher 7 Penit. Ps. li. Wks. (1876) 94 He promyseth very true and vndoubtefull hope to hym⁓selfe of the desyre that he asketh. a1626W. Sclater Exp. Rom. iv. (1650) 134 Sure..to us, in respect of our apprehension, and undoubtful perswasion.
2. Not admitting of doubt; free from any dubiety; positive, certain.
1533–4Act 25 Hen. VIII, c. 22 §2 The laufull matrimonie..shall be..taken for vndoubtfull, trewe, sincere, and perfecte. 1619W. Sclater Exp. 1 Thess. (1630) 22 Is the cleannesse of the outward life an vndoubtful euidence of the cleannesse of the heart? 1655tr. Sorel's Com. Hist. Francion xii. 25 To render the affair more criminal and undoubtfull, I came hither. 1856Mrs. Browning Aur. Leigh iii. 539 A girl of doubtful life, undoubtful birth.
3. Not feeling doubt; certain (of something).
1613Fletcher, etc. Hon. Man's Fortune i. i, Our husbands might have lookt into our thoughts, And made themselves undoubtfull. 1773J. Ross Fratricide v. 630 (MS.), And..Justice bids go on Undoubtful of his patronizing pow'r.
Hence unˈdoubtfulness.
1619W. Sclater Exp. 1 Thess. (1630) 241 Some Foole I haue heard boasting of vndoubtfulnesse for the matter of their owne saluation. |