questionable
adjective
ques·tion·able
ˈkwes-chə-nə-bəl 
ˈkwesh-,
in rapid speech ˈkwesh-nə-
1
obsolete
: inviting inquiry
2
obsolete
: liable to judicial inquiry or action
3
: affording reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged : not certain or exact : problematic
milk of questionable purity
a questionable decision
4
: attended by well-grounded suspicions of being immoral, crude, false, or unsound : dubious
questionable motives
questionableness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of questionable in a Sentence
The truth of the statements was highly questionable.
The water available in the village is of questionable quality.
a man of questionable character
They acquired the money through questionable means.
The company is facing a questionable future.
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Taylor Eff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Maxey, Embiid and Paul George have yet to spend a single minute on the court with one another, although Maxey has been upgraded to questionable ahead of Wednesday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Taylor Eff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Her Twitter feed contains questionable information, to put it nicely, on a wide range of topics, including vaccines and immigrants.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Maxey, Embiid and Paul George have yet to spend a single minute on the court with one another, although Maxey has been upgraded to questionable ahead of Wednesday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Gabe recovers by hanging an instant right and then doing a U-turn of questionable legality.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Questionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/questionable. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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questionable
adjective
ques·tion·able
ˈkwes-chə-nə-bəl
ˈkwesh-
1
: open to doubt, question, or challenge : not certain or exact
milk of questionable purity
a questionable decision
2
: believed to be bad, false, or unsound : dubious
questionable motives
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