Definitions for Questionable
ˈkwɛs tʃə nə bəlques·tion·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. questionableadjective

   subject to question

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

2. questionable, refutable, confutable, confutativeadjective

   able to be refuted

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Questionableadjective

   Etymology: from question.

   1. Doubtful; disputable.

   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.

   2. Suspicious; liable to suspicion; liable to question.

   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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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 DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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. William Shakespeare:

   Angels and ministers of grace defend us.Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damned,Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell,Be thy intents wicked, or charitable,Thou com'st in such a questionable shape,That I will speak to thee.

2. John Kelly:

   Having seen something' questionable( in the call),' Vindman properly notified his superiors, when subpoenaed by Congress in the White House impeachment hearings, Vindman complied and told the truth.

3. Justin Gatlin:

   Formally, according to the rules they can compete and courts have cleared them after the end of their bans to do so. Morally, however, it is questionable.

4. David Brewster:

   There were a lot of concerns about... the ability of The Maldives to repay these loans to China, that a lot of these loans were for projects which were not necessarily very economically feasible, or which had been obtained by Chinese companies under very questionable circumstances.

5. Craig Reedie:

   It’s been a little bit of a firestorm ; I think the World Anti-Doping Agency has been pretty clear in its views that the allegations were based on data that was questionable from a scientific and a legal point of view, our scientists and experts have already started working down in Monaco and we await the results of those investigations with interest.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Questionable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Questionable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Questionable
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Questionable