doubtful vs putative

doubtful

adj
  • Subject to, or causing doubt. 

  • Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical. 

  • Improbable or unlikely. 

  • Unclear or unreliable. 

  • Suspicious, or of dubious character. 

  • Undecided or of uncertain outcome. 

noun
  • A doubtful person or thing. 

putative

adj
  • Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof. 

How often have the words doubtful and putative occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )