questionable
Syllables: ques·tio·nable/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/
questionable adjective: problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
Adjective
questionable (comparative more questionable, superlative most questionable)
- Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
- It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
- A crude, cold rain was falling heavily; the spring-time presented itself as a questionable improvement.1881, Henry James, Jr., chapter 3, in The Portrait of a Lady, New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC, page 28
- 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
- Obviously modeled after Ren & Stimpy, it's about a wallaby and his flatulent dog. While some of the humor is pretty funny, some of it is questionable.1995, Randy Pitman (publisher), “Some Extra Children's Videos”, in The Video Librarian, volumes 10-11, page 3
- 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...
questionable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
questionable in Tamil
- கேள்விக்குரிய, ஐயத்திற்குறிய, சந்தேகத்திற்குரிய
questionable in Urdu
- غیریقینی, خلاف تہذیب, مشتبہ, نزاعی, قابل اعتراض
questionable in Bengali
- সন্দেহজনক, আপত্তিকর
questionable in Malayalam
- സംശയകരമായ, തർക്കിക്കത്തക്ക, ചോദ്യംചെയ്യപ്പെടാവുന്ന
More languagesFewer languages
- questionable in Kannada
- ನಂಬಲಾಗದ, ಕೇಳ್ವಿ ಗೊಳಪಡುವ
- questionable in Persian
- سؤالبرانگیز so'âl-bar-angiz
Examples of questionable in a sentence
- King John cast his predecessor in a negative light to deflect criticism of his own questionable decisions.
- His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.
- After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate.
Forms of questionable
| comparative | more questionable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most questionable |
| alternative form (archaic) | quæstionable |
Origin of questionable
From question + -able.
Words formed from questionable
Questions about questionable
- What does questionable mean?
- Questionable means problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
- What is questionable in Tamil?
- Questionable in Tamil is கேள்விக்குரிய, ஐயத்திற்குறிய, சந்தேகத்திற்குரிய. See Questionable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is questionable?
- Questionable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce questionable?
- Questionable is pronounced /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/.
Words near questionable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: questionable (page history and authors); questionable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); questionable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); questionable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); questionable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); questionable (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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