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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 [ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl]
adj
1. (esp of a person's morality or honesty) admitting of some doubt; dubious
2. of disputable value or authority a questionable text
questionableness , questionability n
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
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 The film is a comedy in highly questionable taste.
certain, straightforward, indisputable, authoritative, unequivocal, incontrovertible
Translations
questionable [ˈkwestʃənəbl] ADJ
1. (= uncertain, debatable) [assumption, significance, value] → discutible, cuestionable
it is questionable whetheres discutible si ...
2. (= morally dubious) [behaviour, method, practice] → cuestionable
in questionable tastede dudoso gusto
questionable [ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl] adj [decision, value, quality, taste, behaviour, motives] → douteux/euse
it is questionable whether ... → il est douteux que ... + subj
It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is justified → Il est douteux que l'on puisse justifier les sommes dépensées sur ce projet.
questionable
adj
(= suspect)fragwürdig; of questionable moralsvon zweifelhaftem moralischem Standard; in questionable tastegeschmacklos
(= open to doubt) statement, figuresfraglich; advantagezweifelhaft; of questionable valuevon fragwürdigem Wert
questionable [ˈkwɛstʃənəbl] adjdiscutibile
questionable [ˈkwɛstʃənəbl] adjdiscutibile


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I have nearly satisfied myself, however, that, during most of this questionable period, it was literally the chair of state.
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.
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.
 
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