doubtlesse
English
Adjective
doubtlesse (not comparable)
- Obsolete spelling of doubtless.
- c. 1553 (date written), “S.” [pseudonym; attributed to William Stevenson], […] Gammer Gurtons Nedle: […], London: […] Thomas Colwell, published 1575, →OCLC, Act V, scene ii:
- To run into the ſnares, was ſet foꝛ him doubtleſſe
- 1567, George Turbervil[l]e, “Songs and Sonets”, in Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets, with a Discourse of the Friendly Affections of Tymetes to Pyndara His Ladie. […], London: […] Henry Denham, →OCLC, folio 114, recto:
- Ho doubtleſſe wanton lust / and fleſhy fowle deſire / Did make thee loath my friendly lure / and ſet thy hart on fire
- 1624, John Donne, Deuotions upon Emergent Occasions, and Seuerall Steps in My Sicknes: […], London: […] A[ugustine] M[atthews] for Thomas Iones, →OCLC, page 529:
- doubtleſſe, many humble ſoules haue found, that it hath done them good.
- 1641, [John Milton], Animadversions upon the Remonstrants Defence against Smectymnuus, London: […] [Richard Oulton and Gregory Dexter] for Thomas Vnderhill, […], →OCLC, page 17:
- doubtleſſe the neat-finger'd Artiſt will anſwer yes