QUESTIONABLE


Meaning of QUESTIONABLE in English

ques ‧ tion ‧ a ‧ ble /ˈkwestʃ ə nəb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ question , questioning, ↑ questioner , ↑ questionnaire ; adjective : ↑ questionable ≠ ↑ unquestionable , ↑ questioning ≠ ↑ unquestioning , ↑ unquestioned ; adverb : ↑ unquestionably , ↑ questioningly ≠ ↑ unquestioningly ; verb : ↑ question ]

1 . not likely to be true or correct:

The statistics are highly questionable.

it is questionable whether

It is questionable whether the taxpayer receives value for money.

2 . not likely to be good, honest, or useful:

I suspected that his motives for helping us were questionable.

He was a man of questionable character.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.