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dubitable
du·bi·ta·ble D0410200 (do͞o′bĭ-tə-bəl, dyo͞o′-)adj. Subject to doubt or question; uncertain.
[Latin dubitābilis, from dubitāre, to doubt; see doubt.]
du′bi·ta·bly adv.dubitable (ˈdjuːbɪtəbəl) adjopen to doubt[C17: from Latin dubitāre to doubt] ˈdubitably advdu•bi•ta•ble (ˈdu bɪ tə bəl, ˈdyu-)
adj. open to doubt; doubtful; uncertain. [1615–25; < Latin dubitābilis=dubitā(re) to doubt + -bilis -ble] du′bi•ta•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | dubitable - open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horneydoubtful, in question, dubiousquestionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin" |
dubitableadjectiveNot affording certainty:ambiguous, borderline, chancy, clouded, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain, unclear, unsure.Informal: iffy.Idioms: at issue, in doubt, in question.dubitable
Synonyms for dubitableadj not affording certaintySynonyms- ambiguous
- borderline
- chancy
- clouded
- doubtful
- dubious
- equivocal
- inconclusive
- indecisive
- indeterminate
- problematic
- problematical
- questionable
- uncertain
- unclear
- unsure
- iffy
Synonyms for dubitableadj open to doubt or suspicionSynonyms- doubtful
- in question
- dubious
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