† doubtousdoutousadj.

Forms: Middle English dotus, dotous(e doutowse, Middle English doutous, Middle English douteouse, dowtous(e, dowtows, dowteus, doughteous, doubteous, doubteuous(e, Middle English–1500s doubtous(e, doubtuous(e.

Etymology: Middle English < Old French dutus , dotus , doutous , < modern French douteux , < doute doubt n.¹: see -ous suffix, and for the forms compare despitous, piteous.

Obsolete.

1. Doubtful; of uncertain existence, meaning, or issue.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective]

openlOE

doubtousc1330

uncertain1338

doubtyc1380

brigousa1387

doubtablec1400

doubtfula1425

questionable1443

batable1453

strivablec1456

inquirable1485

litigious1520

doubtsomea1522

disputable1548

dubious1548

doubted?1551

moot1563

problematical1567

discussiblea1578

debatable1581

controversial1583

disputativea1586

debateful1587

decidable1596

controversible1601

controvertible1601

controversal1604

controversable1607

problematic1609

controversary1610

left-handed1610

disputed1611

dubitable1625

quarrellable1642

catchinga1670

non liquet1678

brigose1679

contestable1702

equivocala1797

controversional1807

contradictable1856

discutable1868

hinky1961

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 14298 Merlyn seide..þat Arthures deþ was dotouse..ȝyt þe Bretons..seyn þat he lyues in lede.

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 373 Counseil in doutouse þinges.

1481 W. Caxton Tulle of Old Age Dyvinacions to know the doubteuouse thing.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. viii. 21 In the doubtouse happe of bataill.

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 457/2 Scripture is..doubtuouse and hard to vnderstande.

2. Full of uncertainty of mind; doubting.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective]

orrathc1175

unsicker?c1225

doubtousc1374

doubtive1393

unsurec1412

uncertained1470

doubtful1509

unassured1528

scriple?a1534

unpersuadeda1535

uncertainc1540

scrupulous1559

unsatisfied1575

unresolved1587

incertaina1616

dubious1632

scrupling1641

hesitant1647

insecure1649

hesitatious1657

uncleara1658

groping1691

doubting1715

dubitative1728

gingerish1764

vague1806

duberous1818

dubitant1821

undecided1828

inconclusive1836

foreheadless1844

titubant1880

convictionless1882

swithering1917

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. i. pr. i. 5 Of a doutous iugement.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 227/2 Thenne cam he alle doubtous to the yates.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xvi. 66 He abode long in this thought doubtouse and varyable.

3. Fraught with terror; fearful, dreadful, terrible.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adjective]

doubtousa1300

frightya1325

adoubtedc1330

carefulc1340

fearful1340

redoubted1385

doubtful1397

ydouted1399

redoubt1417

redoubtable1421

doubtablec1430

ferdly1440

doubtedc1485

formidable1508

flaited1565

aghasting1593

feared1599

flesh-amazing1679

frightsomea1689

effroyable1689

frightening1715

fearsome1768

fleysome1790

intimidatinga1812

fearable1886

scarifying1916

badass1955

bad-assed1962

superbad1970

a1300 Signs bef. Judgem. 113 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 10 Þe eiȝt dai so is dotus..ful of tene and angus.

?a1400 Morte Arth. 3968 A dowttouse derfe dede [= death], þou duellis to longe!

c1470 J. Hardyng Chron. lxxviii. vi One that should y^e doughteous siege acheue.

c1500 Melusine (1895) xlv. 318 My departyng fro you is more gryeuous & doubtous a thousand tymes to me than to you.

Derivatives

ˈdoubtously adv. doubtfully.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adverb]

doubtouslyc1350

incertainly1530

doubtinglya1535

unsurely1595

falteringly1611

uncertainly1613

dubitatively1615

with a grain of salt1647

doubtily1654

hesitantly1660

unsatisfiedly1661

doubtfully1664

Pyrrhonically1710

uncertaina1718

dubitatingly1827

undecidedly1856

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adverb]

doubtouslyc1350

opinablyc1450

doubtfully1483

doubtedly1584

problematically1588

dubiously1646

indijudicably1660

disputably1836

indeterminately1841

indeterminably1846

questionably1859

dubitably1864

c1350 Will. Parlerne 4338 Doutusli after he stared on his stepmoder stifli a while.

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 121 Grettere maistryes..han y-writen dotousliche.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	doubtous
释义	† doubtousdoutousadj. Forms: Middle English dotus, dotous(e doutowse, Middle English doutous, Middle English douteouse, dowtous(e, dowtows, dowteus, doughteous, doubteous, doubteuous(e, Middle English–1500s doubtous(e, doubtuous(e. Etymology: Middle English < Old French dutus , dotus , doutous , < modern French douteux , < doute doubt n.¹: see -ous suffix, and for the forms compare despitous, piteous. Obsolete. 1. Doubtful; of uncertain existence, meaning, or issue. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] openlOE doubtousc1330 uncertain1338 doubtyc1380 brigousa1387 doubtablec1400 doubtfula1425 questionable1443 batable1453 strivablec1456 inquirable1485 litigious1520 doubtsomea1522 disputable1548 dubious1548 doubted?1551 moot1563 problematical1567 discussiblea1578 debatable1581 controversial1583 disputativea1586 debateful1587 decidable1596 controversible1601 controvertible1601 controversal1604 controversable1607 problematic1609 controversary1610 left-handed1610 disputed1611 dubitable1625 quarrellable1642 catchinga1670 non liquet1678 brigose1679 contestable1702 equivocala1797 controversional1807 contradictable1856 discutable1868 hinky1961 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 14298 Merlyn seide..þat Arthures deþ was dotouse..ȝyt þe Bretons..seyn þat he lyues in lede. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 373 Counseil in doutouse þinges. 1481 W. Caxton Tulle of Old Age Dyvinacions to know the doubteuouse thing. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. viii. 21 In the doubtouse happe of bataill. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 457/2 Scripture is..doubtuouse and hard to vnderstande. 2. Full of uncertainty of mind; doubting. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] orrathc1175 unsicker?c1225 doubtousc1374 doubtive1393 unsurec1412 uncertained1470 doubtful1509 unassured1528 scriple?a1534 unpersuadeda1535 uncertainc1540 scrupulous1559 unsatisfied1575 unresolved1587 incertaina1616 dubious1632 scrupling1641 hesitant1647 insecure1649 hesitatious1657 uncleara1658 groping1691 doubting1715 dubitative1728 gingerish1764 vague1806 duberous1818 dubitant1821 undecided1828 inconclusive1836 foreheadless1844 titubant1880 convictionless1882 swithering1917 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. i. pr. i. 5 Of a doutous iugement. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 227/2 Thenne cam he alle doubtous to the yates. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xvi. 66 He abode long in this thought doubtouse and varyable. 3. Fraught with terror; fearful, dreadful, terrible. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adjective] doubtousa1300 frightya1325 adoubtedc1330 carefulc1340 fearful1340 redoubted1385 doubtful1397 ydouted1399 redoubt1417 redoubtable1421 doubtablec1430 ferdly1440 doubtedc1485 formidable1508 flaited1565 aghasting1593 feared1599 flesh-amazing1679 frightsomea1689 effroyable1689 frightening1715 fearsome1768 fleysome1790 intimidatinga1812 fearable1886 scarifying1916 badass1955 bad-assed1962 superbad1970 a1300 Signs bef. Judgem. 113 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 10 Þe eiȝt dai so is dotus..ful of tene and angus. ?a1400 Morte Arth. 3968 A dowttouse derfe dede [= death], þou duellis to longe! c1470 J. Hardyng Chron. lxxviii. vi One that should y^e doughteous siege acheue. c1500 Melusine (1895) xlv. 318 My departyng fro you is more gryeuous & doubtous a thousand tymes to me than to you. Derivatives ˈdoubtously adv. doubtfully. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adverb] doubtouslyc1350 incertainly1530 doubtinglya1535 unsurely1595 falteringly1611 uncertainly1613 dubitatively1615 with a grain of salt1647 doubtily1654 hesitantly1660 unsatisfiedly1661 doubtfully1664 Pyrrhonically1710 uncertaina1718 dubitatingly1827 undecidedly1856 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adverb] doubtouslyc1350 opinablyc1450 doubtfully1483 doubtedly1584 problematically1588 dubiously1646 indijudicably1660 disputably1836 indeterminately1841 indeterminably1846 questionably1859 dubitably1864 c1350 Will. Parlerne 4338 Doutusli after he stared on his stepmoder stifli a while. c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 121 Grettere maistryes..han y-writen dotousliche. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1300
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