doubtful meaning and definition

DOUBTFUL adjective

Definition of doubtful (adjective)

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
   • synonyms: dubious, dubitable, in question
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"
   • synonyms: dubious
3. unsettled in mind or opinion
   • "drew a few tentative conclusions"
   • synonyms: tentative