Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncommon)Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.

  2. (obsolete)Fearsome; redoubtable.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more doubtable, most doubtable
Comparativemore doubtable Lesson
Superlativemost doubtable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
doubtful, dubious, capable of being doubted:uncertainA2

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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