Definitions for: Questionable


[adj] able to be refuted
[adj] subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ques"tion*a*ble, a.
1. Admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to
invite, inquiry. [R.]

Thou com'st in such a questionable shape That I will
speak to thee. -- Shak.

2. Liable to question; subject to be doubted or called in
question; problematical; doubtful; suspicious.

It is questionable whether Galen ever saw the
dissection of a human body.T. -- Baker.

Syn: Disputable; debatable; uncertain; doubtful;
problematical; suspicious.

Synonyms: alleged(a), apocryphal, debatable, deniable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, fishy, funny, impugnable, in question(p), problematic, problematical, queer, refutable, self-styled, shady, so-called, soi-disant, supposed, suspect, suspicious

Antonyms: unquestionable

See Also: contestable

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