Questionable

  • 11questionable — ques|tion|a|ble [ kwestʃənəbl ] adjective * 1. ) possibly not true, accurate, or complete: The results of the test seem highly questionable. 2. ) probably not good, honest, or worth admiring: questionable behavior/conduct/practices questionable… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 12questionable — [[t]kwe̱stʃənəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ wh If you say that something is questionable, you mean that it is not completely honest, reasonable, or acceptable. [FORMAL] He has been dogged by allegations of questionable business… …

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  • 13questionable —    immoral or illegal    Literally, something which should be inquired into, but now almost always in a derogatory or euphemistic sense. A questionable motive is concealed or dishonest, a questionable act offends the law or propriety, a… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 14questionable */ — UK [ˈkwestʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l] / US [ˈkwestʃənəb(ə)l] adjective 1) possibly not true, accurate, or complete The results of the test seem highly questionable. 2) probably not good, honest, or worth admiring questionable behaviour/conduct/practices… …

    English dictionary

  • 15questionable — adjective Date: 1580 1. obsolete inviting inquiry 2. obsolete liable to judicial inquiry or action 3. affording reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged ; not certain or exact ; problematic < milk of questionable purity > < a questio …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16questionable — adjective 1 not definitely true or correct: The report s conclusions are questionable because the sample used was very small. 2 behaviour or actions that are questionable seem likely to be dishonest or wrong: business deals of a rather&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17questionable — ques•tion•a•ble [[t]ˈkwɛs tʃə nə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, etc.: questionable activities[/ex] 2) open to question; uncertain: questionable accuracy[/ex] 3) open to question as to being of the nature or value&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18questionable — adjective /ˈkwɛsʧənəbl̩/ a) Problematic; open to doubt or challenge It is questionable if the universe is open or closed. b) Of dubious respectability or morality Tiffinys behavior is highly questionable …

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  • 19questionable — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …

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  • 20questionable — adj. highly questionable * * * [ kwestʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l] highly questionable …

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