questionable
adjective
of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc..
questionably
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a word derived from
questionable.
Example Sentences
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The conflicts of interest and questionably moral options to bet on the misfortune of others has prompted many states to try and rein these platforms in.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
The Hurricanes punished him all night, sometimes legally, sometimes questionably, but he stayed composed, turning to unheralded receiver Charlie Becker as a security blanket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Benioff has even questionably said that Einstein will “soon reach” artificial general intelligence, a hotly contested term meaning AI as intelligent as a human.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
That glosses over its oddities and flaws: There’s a distracting randomness to some of the human dramas around EO, a few disconcertingly surreal passages and certain questionably heavy-handed moments.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
They had no intensive agriculture, and only questionably any agriculture at all.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
