Meaning of QUESTIONABLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kweschunubul
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- [adj] able to be refuted
- [adj] subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"
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| | Synonyms: | | alleged(a), apocryphal, debatable, deniable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, fishy, funny, impugnable, in question(p), problematic, problematical, queer, refutable, self-styled, shady, so-called, soi-disant, supposed, suspect, suspicious |
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| | Antonyms: | | unquestionable | | |
| | See Also: | | contestable | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ques"tion*a*ble\, a.
1. Admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to
invite, inquiry. [R.]
Thou com'st in such a questionable shape That I will
speak to thee. -- Shak.
2. Liable to question; subject to be doubted or called in
question; problematical; doubtful; suspicious.
It is questionable whether Galen ever saw the
dissection of a human body.T. -- Baker.
Syn: Disputable; debatable; uncertain; doubtful;
problematical; suspicious.
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