undoubted
adj/ʌnˈdaʊtɪd/
Etymology From Middle English undouted, undoutid, equivalent to un- + doubted.
1
Without doubt; without question; certain.
- His undoubted skill meant that he was in much demand.
- More should I question thee, and more I must, Though more to know could not be more to trust, From whence thou camest, how tended on: but rest Unquestion’d welcome and undoubted blest.c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
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- Thou Spirit who ledſt this glorious Eremite Into the Deſert, his Victorious Field Againſt the Spiritual Foe, and broughtſt him thence By proof the undoubted Son of God, […]1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, pages 1–2, lines 8–11:
- Of what he has particularly accused me I am ignorant; but of the truth of what I shall relate, I can summon more than one witness of undoubted veracity.1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter 12, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume II, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:
- The place of psychology in business is undoubted; whether it can prevail against more concrete and material facts, and if so, how long, remain debatable propositions.1923 December 3, “Current Situation”, in Time:
- Netherlands, one of the pre-tournament favourites, combined their undoubted guile, creativity, pace and attacking quality with midfield grit and organisation.2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport:
- Synonyms
- uncontested, unquestioned, undisputed, doubtless
- Derived terms
- undoubtedly, undoubtedness