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questionable

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ques·tion·a·ble  (kwsch-n-bl)
adj.
1.
a. Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
b. Not yet determined or specified.
2. Of dubious morality or respectability: a questionable reputation.
question·a·ble·ness, question·a·bili·ty n.
question·a·bly adv.
questionable
Adjective
1. (esp. of a person's morality or honesty) doubtful
2. of disputable value or authority
questionably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"
contestable - capable of being contested
unquestionable - incapable of being questioned; "unquestionable authority"
2.questionable - able to be refuted
confutable, confutative, refutable
deniable - capable of being denied or contradicted
questionable
adjective dubious, suspect, doubtful, controversial, uncertain, suspicious, dodgy Brit., Austral., N.Z. (informal) unreliable, shady (informal) debatable, unproven, fishy (informal) moot, arguable, iffy (informal) equivocal, problematical, disputable, controvertible, dubitable, shonky Austral., N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE indisputable
Translations
questionable [ˈkwɛstʃənəbl] adj → discutible (= doubtful); dudoso
questionable [ˈkwɛstʃənəbl] question adj → discutable
questionable [ˈkwɛstʃənəbl] question adj → fraglich
questionable [ˈkwɛstʃənəbl] adj → discutibile


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I have nearly satisfied myself, however, that, during most of this questionable period, it was literally the chair of state.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
At his first arrival he made no scruple of acquainting her with the unfortunate accident; which he made appear very unfortunate indeed, for he totally extracted every particle of what could be called fault, at least in a court of honour, though he left some circumstances which might be questionable in a court of law.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
To some minds it will not appear a trivial objection, that it could tend to increase the complexity of the political machine, and to add a new spring to the government, the utility of which would at best be questionable.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
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