Main Entry:

ques·tion·able

Pronunciation:

\ˈkwes-chə-nə-bəl, ˈkwesh-, in rapid speech ˈkwesh-nə-\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1580

1obsolete : inviting inquiry2obsolete : liable to judicial inquiry or action3: affording reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged : not certain or exact : problematic <milk of questionable purity> <a questionable decision>4: attended by well-grounded suspicions of being immoral, crude, false, or unsound : dubious <questionable motives>

synonyms see doubtful

— ques·tion·able·ness noun

— ques·tion·ably \-blē\ adverb