doubtfully

doubt·ful

 (dout′fəl)
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.

doubt′ful·ly adv.
doubt′ful·ness n.
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Adv.1.doubtfully - in a doubtful manner; "Gerald shook his head doubtfully"
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doubtfully

adverb
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Translations
nejistěpochybně
uvis
két kedve
á vafasaman hátt
dubbiosamentein modo incerto
tvilsomtuvisst
kuşkuylatereddütle
可疑地

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
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doubtfully

[ˈdaʊtfʊli] adv (= dubiously) [say, ask] → d'un ton incertain, d'un ton hésitant
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doubtfully

adv
(= uncertainly)unsicher
(= questionably, dubiously) attributedfraglicherweise
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doubtfully

[ˈdaʊtfəlɪ] adv (unconvincedly) → con aria dubbiosa, senza convinzione
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doubt

(daut) verb
1. to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe. I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.
2. not to be sure of the reliability of. Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!
noun
a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious. There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.
ˈdoubtful adjective
1. feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc. He is doubtful about the future of the school.
2. able to be doubted; not clear. The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.
3. uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc. It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.
4. suspicious. He's rather a doubtful character.
ˈdoubtfully adverb
ˈdoubtfulness noun
ˈdoubtless adverb
probably. John has doubtless told you about me.
beyond doubt
certain(ly). Beyond doubt, they will arrive tomorrow; His honesty is beyond doubt.
in doubt
uncertain. The result of the dispute is still in doubt.
no doubt
surely; probably. No doubt you would like to see your bedroom; He will come back again tomorrow, no doubt.
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