questionable
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questionable
- /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
English question
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English questionable
From question + -able.
adjective more questionable · most questionable · quæstionable
- Problematic; open to doubt or challenge. It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
- Of dubious respectability or morality. […] he had a love of money—a sort of acquisitiveness, that led him into questionable dealings.
- Inviting questions; inviting inquiry. Thou com'ſt in ſuch a queſtionable ſhape / That I will ſpeake to thee.
