doubtful
Subject to, or causing doubtSubject to, or causing doubt.
» I'm doubtful whether Tom will come.
Я сумніваюсь, що Том прийде.
Meaning
7 sensesSubject to, or causing doubt.
zweifelhaft
сомни́тельныйsomnítelʹnyj
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
zweifelnd
сомнева́ющийсяsomnevájuščijsja
open to doubt or suspicion
Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
zweifelhaft
сомни́тельныйsomnítelʹnyj
Improbable or unlikely.
zweifelhaft
сомни́тельныйsomnítelʹnyj
Suspicious, or of dubious character.
zweifelhaft
Unclear or unreliable.
(obsolete)Fearsome, dreadful.
Examples
84 sentencesI'm doubtful whether Tom will come.
Я сумніваюсь, що Том прийде.
I am doubtful whether he will come.
Я сумніваюся, що він прийде.
ruЯ сомневаюсь, что он придет.
Tom is doubtful.
Том сумнівається.
deTom ist unschlüssig.
I am doubtful of his success.
It's doubtful whether Tom will come.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English doutfull, douteful, equivalent to doubt + -ful.From Middle English doutfull, douteful, equivalent to doubt + -ful.
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Forms
more doubtful, most doubtful| Comparative | more doubtful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most doubtful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- fraught with uncertainty or doubt:dubious
- open to doubt or suspicion:dubiousdubitablein question
- unsettled in mind or opinion:tentative
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form