Dubitable

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dubitable \Du"bi*ta*ble\, a. [L. dubitabilis. Cf. {Doubtable}.]
     Liable to be doubted; uncertain. [R.] --Dr. H. More. --
     {Du"bi*ta*bly}, adv. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dubitable
       adj : open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past";
             "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found
             uncertain the other found dubious or downright false";
             "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as
             influential as she thought"- Karen Horney [syn: {doubtful},
              {dubious}, {in question(p)}]