questionable
Origin of questionable
1Other words for questionable
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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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How to use questionable in a sentence
His government continues to endorse questionable treatments for the virus.
50 million world Covid-19 cases: The biggest outbreaks, explained | Christina Animashaun | November 9, 2020 | VoxHe had been listed as questionable on the team’s injury report because of a calf injury but is available to play.
Ravaged by injuries and coronavirus issues, the 49ers had little chance against the Packers | Mark Maske | November 6, 2020 | Washington PostFellow Falcons wideout Calvin Ridley left the game with an ankle injury and is questionable to return.
Teddy Bridgewater shakes off 'cheap shot,’ but Falcons keep it together to hold off Panthers | Mark Maske | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostThe most questionable line items we came across were a series of purchases made by the Illinois State Police.
The Questionable Line Items of Illinois’ COVID-19 Spending | by Ash Ngu | October 29, 2020 | ProPublicaWhen you put all this info together in 150,000 words, the ethics are quite questionable from the employee level to the CEO level.
Former Facebook employee’s new book exposes Big Tech’s dirty secrets | Danielle Abril | October 25, 2020 | Fortune
More questionably, it seems not to be the place for addressing textual issues.
The unjust steward was a knave, but he was in earnest; and so was the questionably honest man who found treasure in a field.
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire | T. R. GloverTrionyx carinatus is questionably listed as a synonym of ferox by Stejneger (1944:27).
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) | Robert G. WebbWebb and Legler (1960:24) questionably referred this record to the synonomy of T. ater, which resembles muticus.
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) | Robert G. WebbHis powers and purposes are questionably beneficent, at best.
Doctor Grimshawe's Secret | Nathaniel HawthornePlumage exactly like that of Kumlien Gull and questionably a new species.
The Bird Book | Chester A. Reed
British Dictionary definitions for questionable
/ (ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl) /
(esp of a person's morality or honesty) admitting of some doubt; dubious
of disputable value or authority: a questionable text
Derived forms of questionable
- questionableness or questionability, noun
- questionably, adverb
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