Questionable: meaning, definitions and examples

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questionable

 

[ หˆkwษ›s.tสƒษ™n.ษ™.blฬฉ ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

in doubt

Not certain or fixed; open to question.

Synonyms

debatable, doubtful, dubious, uncertain

Examples of usage

  • The decision to close the school was questionable due to lack of evidence.
  • Her motives for helping him were questionable at best.
Context #2 | Adjective

suspected of being wrong or illegal

Doubtful as regards truth or validity.

Synonyms

dodgy, fishy, shady, suspicious

Examples of usage

  • The company's questionable accounting practices have raised concerns among investors.
  • The source of the information was highly questionable.

Translations

Translations of the word "questionable" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น questionรกvel

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเค‚เคฆเคฟเค—เฅเคง

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช fragwรผrdig

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ diragukan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ััƒะผะฝั–ะฒะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ wฤ…tpliwy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็–‘ใ‚ใ—ใ„ (utagawashii)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท douteux

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ cuestionable

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ลŸรผpheli

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์˜์‹ฌ์Šค๋Ÿฌ์šด (uisimseureoun)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุดุจูˆู‡

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ pochybnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ pochybnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฏ็–‘็š„ (kฤ›yรญ de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ dvomljiv

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ vafasamur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบาฏะดั–ะบั‚ั–

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒแƒ”แƒญแƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ลŸรผbhษ™li

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ cuestionable

Etymology

The word 'questionable' originated in the late 16th century from the verb 'question' with the suffix -able. It has been used in English to describe something that is doubtful or open to debate. Over time, 'questionable' has evolved to encompass a range of meanings related to uncertainty and suspicion.

See also: questionability, questionableness, questionably, questioner, questioning, questioningly, questionnaire, unquestionable, unquestionably, unquestioned.

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