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

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Example sentences
Because our decisions were made in haste, their quality was always questionable.
Coupled with the premium pricing, it all adds up to a somewhat questionable
  experience.
Such ministerial fiats have questionable legal authority and procedures for
  monitoring and ensuring compliance are often opaque.
Keeping them away from art to avoid questionable language will indeed make
  certain they never ever ever hear those words.
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