misdoubtfuladj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈdaʊtf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈdaʊtf(ə)l/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and doubtful adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, doubtful adj.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + doubtful adj., after misdoubt n., misdoubt v. Compare slightly earlier misdoubtfully adv.

Now rare.

Doubting, suspicious; (also) giving rise to suspicion or unease.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [adjective]

ortrowOE

truthlessa1200

untristc1374

mistrusty?a1425

overtrowinga1425

diffidenta1460

in suspicion1471

suspicionous1474

suspectious1521

mistrustful1529

surmising1535

distrusting1549

trustless?1550

mistrusting1552

misgiving1567

suspectfula1586

misdoubtful1596

distrustfula1600

shy1600

misdoubting1601

scrupulous1608

jealousa1616

umbratiousa1639

inconfident1667

suspecting1691

unconfiding1820

untrusting1861

defiant1872

leery1896

suspicionful1911

hincty1929

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. vi. sig. R She gan to cast in her misdoubtfull mynde A thousand feares.

1598 E. Ford Parismus ix. sig. I^v Vnto what a distressed estate am I broght, that by my misdoubtful mind.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. vi. 74 I'm sair misdoubtful o' the thing.

1924 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 94/1 I take you for a misdoubtful ignoramous.

1930 W. Faulkner As I lay Dying 63 It had been a misdoubtful night, with the storm making; a night when a fellow looks for most anything to happen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misdoubtful
释义	misdoubtfuladj. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈdaʊtf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈdaʊtf(ə)l/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and doubtful adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, doubtful adj. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + doubtful adj., after misdoubt n., misdoubt v. Compare slightly earlier misdoubtfully adv. Now rare. Doubting, suspicious; (also) giving rise to suspicion or unease. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [adjective] ortrowOE truthlessa1200 untristc1374 mistrusty?a1425 overtrowinga1425 diffidenta1460 in suspicion1471 suspicionous1474 suspectious1521 mistrustful1529 surmising1535 distrusting1549 trustless?1550 mistrusting1552 misgiving1567 suspectfula1586 misdoubtful1596 distrustfula1600 shy1600 misdoubting1601 scrupulous1608 jealousa1616 umbratiousa1639 inconfident1667 suspecting1691 unconfiding1820 untrusting1861 defiant1872 leery1896 suspicionful1911 hincty1929 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. vi. sig. R She gan to cast in her misdoubtfull mynde A thousand feares. View more context for this quotation 1598 E. Ford Parismus ix. sig. I^v Vnto what a distressed estate am I broght, that by my misdoubtful mind. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. vi. 74 I'm sair misdoubtful o' the thing. 1924 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 94/1 I take you for a misdoubtful ignoramous. 1930 W. Faulkner As I lay Dying 63 It had been a misdoubtful night, with the storm making; a night when a fellow looks for most anything to happen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1596
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