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Definitions for questionable
ˈkwɛs tʃə nə bəlques·tion·able
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Princeton's WordNet
questionableadjective
subject to question
"questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"
questionable, refutable, confutable, confutativeadjective
able to be refuted
Wiktionary
questionableadjective
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge
It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
questionableadjective
Of dubious respectability or morality
Tiffiny's behavior is highly questionable.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Questionableadjective
Etymology: from question.
Your accustomed clemency will take in good worth, the offer of these my simple labours, bestowed for the necessary justification of laws heretofore made questionable, because not perfectly understood. Richard Hooker, Dedication.
That persons drowned float, the ninth day when their gall breaketh, is a questionable determination, both in the time and cause. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
It is questionable, whether the use of steel springs was known in those ancient times. John Wilkins, Math. Magick.
It is questionable, whether Galen ever saw the dissection of a human body. Thomas Baker, Reflections on Learning.
Be thy advent wicked or charitable,
Thou com’st in such a questionable shape,
That I will speak to thee. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.
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questionable
Questionable refers to something debatable or doubtful, either in terms of its quality, its authenticity, or its moral or ethical soundness. It's often used to describe something that is deemed uncertain or suspicious, arousing doubts or subject to skepticism.
Webster Dictionary
Questionableadjective
admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry
Questionableadjective
liable to question; subject to be doubted or called in question; problematical; doubtful; suspicious
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of questionable in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of questionable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of questionable in a Sentence
It undermines his agenda, because it's not running nearly as efficiently as it could be, and the morale is also questionable.
If national polls are going to be used to exclude some candidates -- which is questionable on its face -- then they ought to at least be polls with some indicia of reliability.
Anything with a line of sight to a major U.S. government entity or security facility has to be a questionable part of the transaction and needs to be assessed by CFIUS.
As we have seen most recently with questionable actions taken by the World Health Organization in response to the spread of COVID-19, it is critically important to have accountability and oversight of our assistance.
The( National Defense Strategy.Russia) too often rests on questionable assumptions and weak analysis, and it leaves unanswered critical questions regarding how The United States will meet the challenges of a more dangerous world.
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- tvivlsomDanish
- fragwürdigGerman
- kyseenalainenFinnish
- discutable, douteuxFrench
- 疑わしいJapanese
- verdacht, twijfelachtigDutch
- wątpliwy, sporny, kontrowersyjnyPolish
- suspeito, problemático, questionável, contestável, dúbio, duvidosoPortuguese
- спо́рный, сомни́тельныйRussian
- ùpitanSerbo-Croatian
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