different between doubtful vs strained
doubtful
English
Alternative forms
- doubtfull (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English doutfull, douteful, equivalent to doubt +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?da?tf?l/
- Hyphenation: doubt?ful
Adjective
doubtful (comparative more doubtful, superlative most doubtful)
- Subject to, or causing doubt.
- Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical.
- Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
- (obsolete) Fearsome, dreadful.
- Improbable or unlikely.
- Suspicious, or of dubious character.
- Unclear or unreliable.
Derived terms
- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
Translations
Noun
doubtful (plural doubtfuls)
- A doubtful person or thing.
- 1976, Kenneth Gibbons, Donald Cameron Rowat, Political Corruption in Canada: Cases, Causes and Cures (page 45)
- They had their lists of Liberals and of the doubtfuls who still remained doubtful. As the election drew near, the force of the whole organization was turned upon these unrepentant doubtfuls.
- 1976, Kenneth Gibbons, Donald Cameron Rowat, Political Corruption in Canada: Cases, Causes and Cures (page 45)
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strained
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st?e??nd/
- Rhymes: -e?nd
Adjective
strained (comparative more strained, superlative most strained)
- Forced through a strainer.
- Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.
- Under tension; tense.
- Ever since the fight our relation has been strained.
- Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort
- A strained smile.
Translations
Verb
strained
- simple past tense and past participle of strain
Anagrams
- detrains, drainest, natrides, randiest, tan rides, trade-ins, trades in
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