doubtless

Everyday

Doubtless means certainly, or very probably, as far as one can tell: they will doubtless arrive soon. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, a speaker uses doubtless to say what is almost certainly true, often in a formal or old voice.

Examples

• You will doubtless be hungry after the long walk. tree →
• Doubtless the bus is late again. tree →
• The witch was doubtless hiding somewhere in the wood. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

in stories, a speaker uses doubtless to say what is almost certainly true, often in a formal or old voice.

Examples

• In essence the work was, doubtless, the crystallization of centuries of tradition by one writer, and it has been added to from time to time, by later authors, who have also revised it. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• '"The invention of Signs to represent numbers is doubtless much older than any form ol writing" (Chambers Encyclopaedia, 1893, Vol. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• In this passage tlie author doubtless refers again to the Sefer Yetzirah, which was revealed or handed down by the prophet Jeremiah to Joseph ben Uziel. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

nothing for maths