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doubtful
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adjective
(= dubious, dubitable)
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
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adjective
(= dubious)
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
they were doubtful that the cord would hold
it was doubtful whether she would be admitted
dubious about agreeing to go
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adjective
(= tentative)
unsettled in mind or opinion
drew a few tentative conclusions
sound
Noun
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any noise; something that can be heard by the ears.
There was a loud sound.
sound
Verb
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If something sounds a particular way, you think it is that way when you hear or read about it.
The restaurant sounds great.