questionable

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US /ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/ UK /ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    open to doubt; of dubious honesty or value

    The deal rested on some highly questionable accounting.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · open to doubt; of dubious... doubtfuldubioussuspectshadydebatabledisputableuncertain
Word family
Derived forms questionablyquestionableness

Etymology

From question + -able; question from Old French question, from Latin quaestio ('a seeking, inquiry'), from quaerere ('to seek, ask').

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