doubtworthy en · ADJ
Etymology
From doubt + -worthy.
Meanings
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Worthy of doubt; uncertain.
After all, she is using ‘water’ with the intention of designating a natural kind; and so if she stops to consider whether it is possible that there are in fact two natural kinds in play, both exhibiting superficially indistinguishable watery features but different as to their underlying nature, she herself would regard T1** and T2** as differentially doubtworthy.
2007 December 29, Sanford Goldberg, “Must Differences in Cognitive Value be Transparent?”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 2, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more doubtworthy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most doubtworthy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |