Doubtfully: meaning, definitions and examples
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doubtfully
[ หdaสtfษli ]
in a hesitant or uncertain manner
If you do something doubtfully, you do it in a way that shows you are not certain about it.
Synonyms
hesitantly, skeptically, uncertainly
Examples of usage
- He nodded doubtfully, unsure if he agreed with the proposal.
- She looked doubtfully at the strange food on her plate.
- I doubtfully accepted the offer, not sure if it was the right decision.
- The child approached the unfamiliar dog doubtfully, unsure if it was friendly.
- We glanced doubtfully at the dark clouds gathering in the sky.
Translations
Translations of the word "doubtfully" in other languages:
๐ต๐น duvidosamente
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเคเคฆเฅเคนเคชเฅเคฐเฅเคตเค
๐ฉ๐ช zweifelnd
๐ฎ๐ฉ ragu-ragu
๐บ๐ฆ ััะผะฝัะฒะฝะพ
๐ต๐ฑ wฤ tpliwie
๐ฏ๐ต ็ใใใ
๐ซ๐ท douteusement
๐ช๐ธ dudosamente
๐น๐ท ลรผpheyle
๐ฐ๐ท ์์ฌ์ค๋ฝ๊ฒ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุจุดู
๐จ๐ฟ pochybnฤ
๐ธ๐ฐ pochybne
๐จ๐ณ ๆ็ๅฐ
๐ธ๐ฎ dvomljivo
๐ฎ๐ธ efast
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะบาฏะดัะบะฟะตะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แแญแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ลรผbhษ ilษ
๐ฒ๐ฝ dudosamente
Word origin
The word 'doubtfully' is derived from the Middle English word 'doutefulli', which comes from the Old French 'doutefulli'. The base word 'doubt' has roots in Latin and Old French, ultimately tracing back to the Latin word 'dubitare', meaning 'to waver in opinion'. The adverb 'doubtfully' has been used in the English language for centuries to convey uncertainty or hesitation in actions or beliefs.
See also: doubt, doubter, doubtful, doubtfulness, doubts, indubitable, indubitably, undoubted, undoubtedly.