dubitativeadj.

/ˈdjuːbɪtətɪv/

Etymology: < Latin dubitātīvus (Tertullian) doubtful, < dubitāre: compare French dubitatif (13–14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

a. Inclined or given to doubt; expressing doubt or hesitancy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective]

orrathc1175

unsicker?c1225

doubtousc1374

doubtive1393

unsurec1412

uncertained1470

doubtful1509

unassured1528

scriple?a1534

unpersuadeda1535

uncertainc1540

scrupulous1559

unsatisfied1575

unresolved1587

incertaina1616

dubious1632

scrupling1641

hesitant1647

insecure1649

hesitatious1657

uncleara1658

groping1691

doubting1715

dubitative1728

gingerish1764

vague1806

duberous1818

dubitant1821

undecided1828

inconclusive1836

foreheadless1844

titubant1880

convictionless1882

swithering1917

1615 [implied in: E. Hoby Curry-combe iii. 121 This is the exposition..so dubitatiuely propounded by the Interpreters themselues. (at dubitatively adv.)].

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Conjunction Conjunctions Dubitative, express some Doubt, or Suspension of Opinion; as, if; that is to say, if, &c.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede II. vi. liii. 301 Turning his head on one side in a dubitative manner.

1887 A. Jessopp Arcady 49 Your old Arcadian's style of talk is full of doubts; it is what may be called the dubitative or approximating style.

b. absol. A word or phrase expressing doubt.

ΚΠ

1835 R. Southey Doctor III. 176 Some one has said that the Devil's dubitative is a negative.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	dubitative
释义	dubitativeadj. /ˈdjuːbɪtətɪv/ Etymology: < Latin dubitātīvus (Tertullian) doubtful, < dubitāre: compare French dubitatif (13–14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). a. Inclined or given to doubt; expressing doubt or hesitancy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] orrathc1175 unsicker?c1225 doubtousc1374 doubtive1393 unsurec1412 uncertained1470 doubtful1509 unassured1528 scriple?a1534 unpersuadeda1535 uncertainc1540 scrupulous1559 unsatisfied1575 unresolved1587 incertaina1616 dubious1632 scrupling1641 hesitant1647 insecure1649 hesitatious1657 uncleara1658 groping1691 doubting1715 dubitative1728 gingerish1764 vague1806 duberous1818 dubitant1821 undecided1828 inconclusive1836 foreheadless1844 titubant1880 convictionless1882 swithering1917 1615 [implied in: E. Hoby Curry-combe iii. 121 This is the exposition..so dubitatiuely propounded by the Interpreters themselues. (at dubitatively adv.)]. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Conjunction Conjunctions Dubitative, express some Doubt, or Suspension of Opinion; as, if; that is to say, if, &c. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede II. vi. liii. 301 Turning his head on one side in a dubitative manner. 1887 A. Jessopp Arcady 49 Your old Arcadian's style of talk is full of doubts; it is what may be called the dubitative or approximating style. b. absol. A word or phrase expressing doubt. ΚΠ 1835 R. Southey Doctor III. 176 Some one has said that the Devil's dubitative is a negative. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1615
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