questionable

English

Alternative forms

• quæstionable (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/
• Hyphenation: ques‧tio‧nable

Etymology

question +‎ -able

Adjective

questionable (comparative more questionable, superlative most questionable)

1. (obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
   • c. 1600, Shakespeare, Hamlet:

     Thou comest in such a questionable shape.

2. Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.

   It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.

3. Of dubious respectability or morality.

   Tiffiny's behavior is highly questionable.

Translations

problematic; open to doubt or challenge

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 可疑的 (zh) (kěyí de)

• Danish: tvivlsom
• Dutch: twijfelachtig (nl)
• Finnish: kyseenalainen (fi)
• French: discutable (fr)
• German: fragwürdig (de)

• Japanese: 疑わしい (うたがわしい, utagawashii)
• Persian: سؤال‌برانگیز‏‎ (so'âl-bar-angiz)
• Polish: wątpliwy (pl) m, sporny (pl) m, kontrowersyjny (pl) m
• Portuguese: questionável m, f, contestável m, f, duvidoso (pt) m, problemático (pt) m
• Russian: спо́рный (ru) (spórnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: ùpitan (sh)

of dubious respectability or morality

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 可疑的 (zh) (kěyí de)

• Dutch: twijfelachtig (nl), verdacht (nl)
• Finnish: kyseenalainen (fi)
• French: douteux (fr)
• German: fragwürdig (de)

• Hungarian: megkérdőjelezhető (hu)
• Japanese: 疑わしい (うたがわしい, utagawashii)
• Polish: kontrowersyjny (pl) m
• Portuguese: questionável m, f, dúbio (pt) m, suspeito (pt) m
• Russian: сомни́тельный (ru) (somnítelʹnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: ùpitan (sh)