Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doubtable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: doubtable
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.

adj

Fearsome; redoubtable.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Descartes adopts the tool of a radical skepticism, submitting to question established beliefs, exposing them to the test of doubt, breaking them down when they prove doubtable."

Etymology

From Middle English doutable, from Old French doutable, dotable, equivalent to doubt + -able.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: doutable
Suffix: doubt

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more doubtable (comparative) most doubtable (superlative)

Derived Forms

doubtability undoubtable

Frequently Paired Words

doubtworthy

Synonyms

uncertain

Questions

What does doubtable mean?: Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
Where does doubtable come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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