| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Doubtful.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb doubtously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (doubtously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective doubtous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DOUBTOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1369. (references) |
| Etymology:Doubtous \Doubt"ous\, adjective. [Old French expression dotos, douteus, French douteux.]. (references) |
