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quæstionable

quæstionable is the archaic spelling of questionable.

Meaning of questionable

Adjective

questionable (comparative more questionable, superlative most questionable)

  1. Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
    • It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
  2. Of dubious respectability or morality.
    • […] he had a love of money—a sort of acquisitiveness, that led him into questionable dealings.1920, Carolyn Wells, chapter 18, in Raspberry Jam, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, page 302
  3. (obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
    • Thou com'ſt in ſuch a queſtionable ſhape / That I will ſpeake to thee.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of quæstionable

comparativemore quæstionable
superlativemost quæstionable

Origin of quæstionable

From quæstion + -able.

Questions about quæstionable

What is quæstionable the archaic spelling of?
Quæstionable is the archaic spelling of questionable.

Words near quæstionable in the dictionary

  1. quæres
  2. quæries
  3. quæry
  4. quæsita
  5. quæstion
  6. quæstionable
  7. quæstionary
  8. quæstioned
  9. quæstioning
  10. quæstions
  11. quæstor

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Adapted from Wiktionary: quæstionable (page history and authors); questionable (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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