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单词 dubitatively
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dubitativelyadv.

Etymology: < dubitative adj. + -ly suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdubitatively.
In a dubitative or doubting manner; doubtingly.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adverb]
doubtouslyc1350
incertainly1530
doubtinglya1535
unsurely1595
falteringly1611
uncertainly1613
dubitatively1615
with a grain of salt1647
doubtily1654
hesitantly1660
unsatisfiedly1661
doubtfully1664
Pyrrhonically1710
uncertaina1718
dubitatingly1827
undecidedly1856
1615 E. Hoby Curry-combe iii. 121 This is the exposition..so dubitatiuely propounded by the Interpreters themselues.
1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vi. ix. 131 The Reichshofrath dubitatively shook its wig, for years.
1889 F. Barrett Under Strange Mask I. vii. 107 ‘H'm—yes’, said I dubitatively.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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