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Definitions for questionable
ˈkwɛs tʃə nə bəlques·tion·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. questionableadjective

    subject to question

    "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"

  2. questionable, refutable, confutable, confutativeadjective

    able to be refuted

Wiktionary

  1. questionableadjective

    Problematic; open to doubt or challenge

    It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.

  2. questionableadjective

    Of dubious respectability or morality

    Tiffiny's behavior is highly questionable.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Questionableadjective

    admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry

  2. Questionableadjective

    liable to question; subject to be doubted or called in question; problematical; doubtful; suspicious

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of questionable in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of questionable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of questionable in a Sentence

  1. Kathryn Tenpas:

    It undermines his agenda, because it's not running nearly as efficiently as it could be, and the morale is also questionable.

  2. Ted Cruz:

    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.

  3. Mike Wessel:

    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.

  4. Jim Risch:

    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.

  5. The United:

    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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