doubtful vs shilly-shallying

doubtful

• Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical. 

• Subject to, or causing doubt. 

• Improbable or unlikely. 

• Unclear or unreliable. 

• Suspicious, or of dubious character. 

• Undecided or of uncertain outcome. 

• A doubtful person or thing. 

shilly-shallying

• The action of the verb