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doubt·less

[dout-lis]
adverb Also, doubt·less·ly.
1.
without doubt; certainly; surely; unquestionably.
2.
probably or presumably.
adjective
3.
free from doubt or uncertainty; certain, sure.

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Doubtless is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English douteles. See doubt, -less

doubt·less·ness, noun


1, 2. Doubtless, undoubtedly, indubitably, unquestionably are adverbs that express certainty. Doubtless, although it sometimes denotes an absolute degree of certainty, more often means “probably,” “presumably,” or “no doubt”: She will doubtless accept the offer. Undoubtedly means “beyond doubt”: undoubtedly the most prolific and popular composer of his time. Indubitably and unquestionably both affirm an unassailable conviction; they differ only in tone, indubitably being appropriate to more formal or learned discourse and unquestionably appropriate in a wider range of contexts and styles: an indubitably (or unquestionably) accurate transliteration of the hieroglyphic text; unquestionably the hottest running back in the league.

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doubtless (ˈdaʊtlɪs)
 
adv
1.  certainly
2.  probably
 
adj
3.  certain; assured
 
'doubtlessness
 
n

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doubtless
early 14c. (adv.), mid-15c. (adj.), from doubt + -less.
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