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questionable
[ kwes-chuh-nuh-buhl ]
adjective
- of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.:
questionable activities; in questionable taste.
Antonyms:
- open to question or dispute; doubtful or uncertain:
a statement of questionable accuracy.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- open to question as to being of the nature or value suggested:
a questionable privilege.
questionable
/ ˈɛʃəəə /
adjective
- (esp of a person's morality or honesty) admitting of some doubt; dubious
- of disputable value or authority
a questionable text
Derived Forms
- ˈܱپDzԲ, adverb
- ˈܱپDzԲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܱtDz···Ա ܱtDz··i·ٲ noun
- ܱtDz·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of questionable1
Example Sentences
Will potential donors who will have to fund questionable talents such as Iamaleava want to pay that price?
Such a move would be controversial - and legally questionable - given a tradition of independence at the bank.
His personal animosity toward Trump appears to cloud his already questionable judgment.
A Los Angeles police officer who killed a mentally ill man last year in Koreatown employed questionable tactics but was justified in using deadly force, the department’s oversight body ruled.
“They are taking a highly questionable interpretation of the word 'facilitate' to mean that they need only open the door if Mr. Abrego Garcia is able to get out of a terrorist prison,” McQuade said.
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