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  • 31doubtful — adjective Date: 14th century 1. giving rise to doubt ; open to question < it is doubtful that they ever knew what happened > 2. a. lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination < they were doubtful about the ad …

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  • 32doubtful — adjective 1) I was doubtful about going Syn: hesitant, in doubt, unsure, uncertain, in two minds, in a quandary, in a dilemma 2) it is doubtful whether he will come Syn: in doubt, uncertain, open to question …

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  • 33doubtful — doubtfully, adv. doubtfulness, n. /dowt feuhl/, adj. 1. of uncertain outcome or result. 2. admitting of or causing doubt; uncertain; ambiguous. 3. unsettled in opinion or belief; undecided; hesitating. 4. of equivocal or questionable character:&#8230; …

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  • 34doubtful — adj. 1 feeling doubt VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ Eric was far from sure and Marion looked doubtful. ▪ become ▪ …

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  • 35doubtful debt — An amount owed to an organization by a debtor that it might well not receive. A provision for doubtful debts may be created, which may be based on specific debts or on the general assumption that a certain percentage of debtors amounts are&#8230; …

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  • 36doubtful debts — Money owed to an organization, which it is unlikely to receive. A provision for doubtful debts may be created, which may be based on specific debts or on the general assumption that a certain percentage of debtors amounts are doubtful. As the&#8230; …

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  • 37doubtful — doubt•ful [[t]ˈdaʊt fəl[/t]] adj. 1) of uncertain outcome 2) admitting of or causing doubt; uncertain 3) unsettled in opinion or belief; undecided; hesitant 4) cvb of dubious character or value: doubtful tactics[/ex] 5) unlikely; not probable •&#8230; …

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  • 38doubtful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Ambiguous] Syn. in doubt, questionable, problematic, vague, indistinct, unclear, indefinite, undetermined, unresolved, open to doubt, in question, equivocal, unsure, indeterminate, under examination, debatable,&#8230; …

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  • 39doubtful — [ˈdaʊtf(ə)l] adj 1) not certain or likely to happen or to be true It is doubtful whether he will survive.[/ex] 2) not feeling certain about something Eddie looked doubtful, but agreed.[/ex] doubtfully adv …

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  • 40doubtful — Synonyms and related words: Humean, Pyrrhonic, a bit thick, a bit thin, absurd, agnostic, ambiguous, amoral, arguable, at issue, beyond belief, borderline, chancy, clouded, confutable, conjectural, conscienceless, contestable, contingent,&#8230; …

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