English Dictionary
◊ DOUBTFUL
doubtful
adj 1: open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past";
"he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found
uncertain the other found dubious or downright false";
"it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as
influential as she thought"- Karen Horney [syn: {dubious},
{dubitable}, {in question(p)}]
2: fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that
the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would
be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go" [syn: {dubious}]
3: unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative
conclusions" [syn: {tentative}]