dubitative

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adjective

Tending to doubt; doubtful.

OriginLatin dubitātīvus →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivedubitative (comparative more dubitative, superlative most dubitative)

comparative more dubitative · superlative most dubitative

  1. Tending to doubt; doubtful.

Origin

  1. Latindubitātīvus
  2. Latindubitātīvus
  3. Englishdubitative

Learned borrowing from Latin dubitātīvus.

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Translations

French dubitatif
  • dubitatiftending to doubt
Italian dubitatìvo
  • dubitatìvotending to doubt
Polish dubitatywny
  • dubitatywnytending to doubt
Spanish dubitativo
  • dubitativotending to doubt
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APA

dubitative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubitative

MLA

“dubitative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubitative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dubitative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubitative.

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