questionable

[ kwes-chuh-nuh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.

  2. open to question or dispute; doubtful or uncertain: a statement of questionable accuracy.

  1. open to question as to being of the nature or value suggested: a questionable privilege.

Origin of questionable

1
First recorded in 1580–90; question + -able

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Other words from questionable

  • ques·tion·a·ble·ness, ques·tion·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • ques·tion·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for questionable

questionable

/ (ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl) /


adjective
  1. (esp of a person's morality or honesty) admitting of some doubt; dubious

  2. of disputable value or authority: a questionable text

Derived forms of questionable

  • questionableness or questionability, noun
  • questionably, adverb

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