questionable
adj/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/
Etymology From question + -able.
1
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
- It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
- A crude, cold rain was falling heavily; the spring-time presented itself as a questionable improvement.1881, Henry James, Jr., chapter 3, in The Portrait of a Lady, New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC, page 28:
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- MAHA went viral across social media and led to an explosion of questionable claims regarding health and wellness.2024 August 26, Mikael Thalen, “MAGA turns to roadkill-eating anti-vaxer with a brain worm to ‘Make America Healthy Again’”, in The Daily Dot:
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Of dubious respectability or morality.
- […] he had a love of money—a sort of acquisitiveness, that led him into questionable dealings.1920, Carolyn Wells, chapter 18, in Raspberry Jam, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, page 302:
- Obviously modeled after Ren & Stimpy, it's about a wallaby and his flatulent dog. While some of the humor is pretty funny, some of it is questionable.1995, Randy Pitman (publisher), “Some Extra Children's Videos”, in The Video Librarian, volumes 10-11, page 3:
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Obsolete Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
- Thou com'ſt in ſuch a queſtionable ſhape / That I will ſpeake to thee.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv], page 257, column 1: