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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kwes′chə nə bəl)

ques•tion•a•ble /ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/USA pronunciation adj.

not completely honest, moral, respectable, or proper;
dubious:He was accused of some questionable activities.
open to question.

See -ques-.

ques•tion•a•ble (kwes′chə nə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.

of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.:questionable activities; in questionable taste.
open to question or dispute;
doubtful or uncertain:a statement of questionable accuracy.
open to question as to being of the nature or value suggested:a questionable privilege.

question + -able 1580–90

ques′tion•a•ble•ness, ques′tion•a•bil′i•ty, n.
ques′tion•a•bly, adv.

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questionable /ˈkwɛstʃənəb^əl/ adj

(esp of a person's morality or honesty) admitting of some doubt; dubious
of disputable value or authority

ˈquestionableness, ˌquestionaˈbility n ˈquestionably adv

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Synonyms: doubtful, dubious, uncertain, undefined, equivocal, more...

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