doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in question
(adjective) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dubitable (comparative more dubitable, superlative most dubitable)
Capable of being doubted; susceptible of being questioned.
• doubtable
• doubtful
• uncertain
• indubitable
Source: Wiktionary
Du"bi*ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. dubitabilis. Cf. Doubtable.]
Definition: Liable to be doubted; uncertain. [R.] Dr. H. More.
– Du"bi*ta*bly, adv. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 January 2025
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
