Definition of doubtful

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Doubtful (a.) Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful phrase..

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Scrupulous :: Scrupulous (a.) Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice.
Dubious :: Dubious (a.) Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer..
Norwegium :: Norwegium (n.) A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway..
Chance :: Chance (n.) A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; -- with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the chances are all against him..
Mangrove :: Mangrove (n.) The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant..
Apocrypha :: Apocrypha (n. pl.) Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively..
Experiment :: Experiment (n.) Atrial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove something doubtful; esp., one under conditions determined by the experimenter; an act or operation undertaken in order to discover some unknown principle or effect, or to test, establish, or illustrate some suggest or known truth; practical test; poof..
Philippium :: Philippium (n.) A rare and doubtful metallic element said to have been discovered in the mineral samarskite.
Protista :: Protista (n. pl.) A provisional group in which are placed a number of low microscopic organisms of doubtful nature. Some are probably plants, others animals..
Doubtful :: Doubtful (a.) Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful phrase..
Incertum :: Incertum (a.) Doubtful; not of definite form.
Dubious :: Dubious (a.) Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined.
Scrupulous :: Scrupulous (a.) Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong..
Indubious :: Indubious (a.) Not dubious or doubtful; certain.
Precarious :: Precarious (a.) Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious state of health; precarious fortunes..
Tolerate :: Tolerate (v. t.) To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put up with; as, to tolerate doubtful practices..
Query :: Query (v. t.) To write query (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. See Quaere..
Willsome :: Willsome (a.) Doubtful; uncertain.
Dubiosity :: Dubiosity (n.) The state of being doubtful; a doubtful statement or thing.
Apocryphal :: Apocryphal (a.) Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.
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