Meaning

7 senses
  1. Subject to, or causing doubt.

    zweifelhaft

    сомни́тельныйsomnítelʹnyj

    fraught with uncertainty or doubt

  2. Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.

    zweifelnd

    сомнева́ющийсяsomnevájuščijsja

    open to doubt or suspicion

  3. Undecided or of uncertain outcome.

    zweifelhaft

    сомни́тельныйsomnítelʹnyj

  4. Improbable or unlikely.

    zweifelhaft

    сомни́тельныйsomnítelʹnyj

  5. Suspicious, or of dubious character.

    zweifelhaft

  6. Unclear or unreliable.

  7. (obsolete)Fearsome, dreadful.

Examples

84 sentences
  1. I'm doubtful whether Tom will come.

    Я сумніваюсь, що Том прийде. — oromashka

  2. I am doubtful whether he will come.

    Я сумніваюся, що він прийде. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ сомневаюсь, что он придет. — sharptoothed

  3. Tom is doubtful.

    Том сумнівається. — deniko

    deTom ist unschlüssig. — Felixjp

  4. I am doubtful of his success.

  5. It's doubtful whether Tom will come.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
subject to, or causing doubt:
experiencing or showing doubt:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
subject to, or causing doubt:
experiencing or showing doubt:

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
Comparativemore doubtful Lesson
Superlativemost doubtful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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