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Added 9 October 2026

doubtfully

adverb

adverb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about doubtfully at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In a doubtful manner, in context of doubt or ambiguity, questionably.

Origin

From Middle English dowtfully, doutefulli, equivalent to doubtful + -ly.

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