quæstionable

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English

Etymology

quæstion +‎ -able

Adjective

quæstionable (comparative more quæstionable, superlative most quæstionable)

  1. Archaic spelling of questionable.
    • 1755 C.E., Conyers Middleton, The Miscellaneous Works of the Late Reverend and Learned Conyers Middleton, page 148, “An Inquiry into the Miraculous Powers, etc.”:
      The authority of a writer, who affirms any quæſtionable fact, muſt depend on the character of his veracity and of his judgement.