Etymology

doubty

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Today it means: Dubious, doubtful. Full definition →

Middle English douti
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doubty · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdouti
  2. English todaydoubty

From Middle English douti, douty, equivalent to doubt + -y.

doubty · adjective2

By confusion with doubt.

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