questionable

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/

Adjective

questionable

1. Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.

   It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.

   • 1881, Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady, London: Macmillan, Volume I, Chapter 3, p. 28,

     A crude, cold rain was falling heavily; the spring-time presented itself as a questionable improvement.

2. Of dubious respectability or morality.

   Tiffiny’s behavior is highly questionable.

   • 1920, Carolyn Wells, Raspberry Jam, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, Chapter 18, p. 302,

     […] he had a love of money—a sort of acquisitiveness, that led him into questionable dealings.

3. (obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
   • circa 1600 William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, Scene 4,

     Thou com’st in such a questionable shape

     That I will speak to thee.

Translations

• French: discutable
• German: fragwürdig
• Italian: problematico, questionabile, controverso
• Portuguese: questionável, contestável, duvidoso, problemático
• Russian: спо́рный

Translations

• French: douteux
• German: fragwürdig
• Italian: dubbio
• Portuguese: questionável, dúbio, suspeito
• Russian: сомни́тельный
• Spanish: dudoso, cuestionable , controvertible, sospechoso

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