doubtable

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adjective

Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.

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uncertain
OriginMiddle English doutable ← Old French doutable →
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Meanings

adjectivedoubtable (comparative more doubtable, superlative most doubtable)

comparative more doubtable · superlative most doubtable

  1. uncommonCapable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.

    Descartes adopts the tool of a radical skepticism, submitting to question established beliefs, exposing them to the test of doubt, breaking them down when they prove doubtable.

    1971, L. J. Swingle, “On Reading Romantic Poetry”, in PMLA, volume 86, number 5, page 976

    Synonyms: uncertain

  2. obsoleteFearsome; redoubtable.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCapable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.

Similar
uncertain
Also see
dubitable

Origin

  1. Old Frenchdoutable
  2. Middle Englishdoutable
  3. Englishdoubtable

From Middle English doutable, from Old French doutable, dotable, equivalent to doubt + -able.

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Translations

Spanish dudable
  • dudableadjective
Cite this entry
APA

doubtable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubtable

MLA

“doubtable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubtable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doubtable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubtable.

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