questionability

ques·tion·a·ble

[kwes-chuh-nuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
2.
open to question or dispute; doubtful or uncertain: a statement of questionable accuracy.
3.
open to question as to being of the nature or value suggested: a questionable privilege.

Origin:
1580–90; question + -able

ques·tion·a·ble·ness, ques·tion·a·bil·i·ty, noun
ques·tion·a·bly, adverb


2. debatable, disputable, controvertible, dubitable, dubious.


1. certain.
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questionable (ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  (esp of a person's morality or honesty) admitting of some doubt; dubious
2.  of disputable value or authority: a questionable text
 
'questionableness
 
n
 
questiona'bility
 
n
 
'questionably
 
adv

questionable (ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  (esp of a person's morality or honesty) admitting of some doubt; dubious
2.  of disputable value or authority: a questionable text
 
'questionableness
 
n
 
questiona'bility
 
n
 
'questionably
 
adv

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