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doubtfully

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doubt·ful  (doutfl)
adj.
1. Subject to or causing doubt: a doubtful claim; doubtful prospects.
2. Experiencing or showing doubt: Doubtful that the cord would hold, we strengthened it.
3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.
4. Raising doubts as to legitimacy, honesty, or respectability; suspicious: the candidate's doubtful past. See Usage Note at doubt.

doubtful·ly adv.
doubtful·ness n.
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Adv.1.doubtfully - in a doubtful manner; "Gerald shook his head doubtfully"
Translations
doubtfully [ˈdaʊtfəlɪ] ADV
1. (= unconvincedly) → sin estar convencido
Ralph looked at him doubtfullyRalph lo miró muy poco convencido
"I suppose not," he said doubtfully-supongo que no -dijo él poco convencido or sin demasiado convencimiento
2. (= questionably) → dudosamente
the painting is doubtfully ascribed to Picassoel cuadro se ha atribuído dudosamente a Picasso
doubtfully [ˈdaʊtfʊli] adv (= dubiously) [say, ask] → d'un ton incertain, d'un ton hésitant
doubtfully
adv
(= uncertainly)unsicher
(= questionably, dubiously) attributedfraglicherweise
doubtfully [ˈdaʊtfəlɪ] adv (unconvincedly) → con aria dubbiosa, senza convinzione


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He approached the lady on the bench a little doubtfully, but unembarrassed.
As soon as Stepan Arkadyevitch let go his hand, he glanced doubtfully at his father, and like a bird set free, he darted out of the room.
He reclined against a stone in the agonies of death; but it seemed as if his spirit could not pass away while the fight yet raged so doubtfully.
 
 
 
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