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noun

Doubtfulness n.

State of being doubtful.

Uncertainty of meaning; ambiguity; indefiniteness. " The doubtfulness of his expressions."

Uncertainty of event or issue.

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Etymology of 'Doubtfulness'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Doubtfulness" Quotes from Famous Books

... was to be staked in the lottery of war; I might fall on the field of fight; I might perish by camp-pestilence—a foe that in the campaign kills more soldiers than sword or shot—the many perils of flood and field were before me, and it was natural I should regard the future with a degree of doubtfulness. ...

— The War Trail - The Hunt of the Wild Horse • Mayne Reid

... was Fray Antonio's manner, and so wayward seemed his speech, that I was half inclined to think his religious enthusiasm fairly had landed him in religious madness; which thought must have found utterance in my look of doubtfulness, for he smiled kindly at me, and in a ...

— The Aztec Treasure-House • Thomas Allibone Janvier

... lady-like quietness and propriety in everything in which she was engaged. But besides these there was only Ella Stanfield whose age would bring her into contact with Daisy; and Daisy, very much of late accustomed to being alone or with older people, looked with some doubtfulness at the prospect of having a young companion to entertain. With that exception, and it hardly made one, nothing could look brighter in the distance ...

— Melbourne House, Volume 2 • Susan Warner

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