questionable
pronunciation
How to pronounce questionable in British English:
UK [ˈkwestʃənəbl]
How to pronounce questionable in American English:
US [ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- subject to question
- able to be refuted
Word Origin
- questionable (adj.)
- 1580s, "that may be interrogated;" c. 1600, "open to dispute, doubtful," from question (v.) + -able. Deprecatory sense of "dubious in character" is attested from 1806. Related: Questionably.
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Example
- 1. Still , they cited a number of instances of questionable accounting .
- 2. That now looks like a highly questionable assumption .
- 3. Bear was a major promoter of the most questionable subprime lenders .
- 4. A report by abc on toyota has gained wide attention but also appears questionable .
- 5. That way , the browser kernel-which interacts directly with the operating system-is shielded from anything questionable lurking outside .