Definition of doubtful

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Doubtful (a.) Admitting of doubt; not obvious, clear, or certain; questionable; not decided; not easy to be defined, classed, or named; as, a doubtful case, hue, claim, title, species, and the like..

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Obelize :: Obelize (v. t.) To designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful or spirituous.
Mangrove :: Mangrove (n.) The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant..
Question :: Question (n.) Hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate; theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a delicate or doubtful question..
Disputable :: Disputable (v. i.) Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in question, controverted, or contested; or doubtful certainty or propriety; controvertible; as, disputable opinions, propositions, points, or questions..
Misdoubtful :: Misdoubtful (a) Misgiving; hesitating.
Doubtfulness :: Doubtfulness (n.) State of being doubtful.
Protista :: Protista (n. pl.) A provisional group in which are placed a number of low microscopic organisms of doubtful nature. Some are probably plants, others animals..
Unequivocal :: Unequivocal (a.) Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words..
Problem :: Problem (n.) A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question involving doubt..
Selah :: Selah (n.) A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song..
Authentic :: Authentic (n.) Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register..
Dubious :: Dubious (a.) Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined.
Questionableness :: Questionableness (n.) The quality or state of being questionable, doubtful, or suspicious..
Doubtful :: Doubtful (a.) Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious.
Perplexed :: Perplexed (a.) Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled; doubtful; anxious..
Bogglish :: Bogglish (a.) Doubtful; skittish.
Scrupulous :: Scrupulous (a.) Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice.
Apocrypha :: Apocrypha (n. pl.) Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively..
Suspensor :: Suspensive (a.) Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful..
Amphibolous :: Amphibolous (a.) Ambiguous; doubtful.
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