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Tending or given to doubt.

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Usage examples (18)
  • Most, if not all, the interjections are to be put to the credit of emotional expression, also, it may be, a number of linguistic elements expressing certain modalities, such as...
  • Par rapport à mes remarques précédentes, je suis assez dubitative sur le "plaisir" que l'on peut retirer d'une lecture sur un écran d'un roman de Proust.
  • His look, it seemed to Mainwaring, appeared to be dubitative as to how far he dared to be frank.
  • "No," said Tom, opening his pocket-knife and holding it over the puff, with his head on one side in a dubitative manner.
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