doubtful
/ˈdaʊtfəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Improbable or unlikely.
adj
Suspicious, or of dubious character.
adj
Unclear or unreliable.
Example Sentences
- "Yet it is not the predominant views of the experts but the views of a minority, mostly of rather doubtful standing in their profession, which are taken up and spread by the intellectuals."
- "The pupils of her great eyes were large in the doubtful lamplight, swallowing their green fires in deep pools of mystery and darkness."
- "They had their lists of Liberals and of the doubtfuls who still remained doubtful. As the election drew near, the force of the whole organization was turned upon these unrepentant doubtfuls."