English
Pronunciation
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Adjective
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- Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting.
#*1880, B. Stewart and P. G. Tait, The Unseen Universe, Macmillan (London), p. xiii,
#*:There are those who have doubtless faith in revelation.
#*1927, w:Edgar_Rice_Burroughs|Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Outlaw of Torn, ch. 7,
#*:It is doubtless that the old reprobate who sued for his daughter's hand heard some unsavory truths from the man.
Adverb
en-adv|-
- Without doubt; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly.
#*1893, w:Ambrose_Bierce|Ambrose Bierce, "The Realm Of The Unreal,"
#*:I cannot remember that I spoke a word, though doubtless I did.
References
R:Webster 1828
R:Webster 1913|doubtless
R:Dictionary.com|doubtless
"doubtless" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
"doubtless" in Compact Oxford English Dictionary, © Oxford University Press, 2007.
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
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