questionable
/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
adj
Of dubious respectability or morality.
Example Sentences
- "It is questionable if the universe is open or closed."
- "A crude, cold rain was falling heavily; the spring-time presented itself as a questionable improvement."
- "MAHA went viral across social media and led to an explosion of questionable claims regarding health and wellness."
- "[…] he had a love of money—a sort of acquisitiveness, that led him into questionable dealings."
- "Obviously modeled after Ren & Stimpy, it's about a wallaby and his flatulent dog. While some of the humor is pretty funny, some of it is questionable."
- "Thou com'ſt in ſuch a queſtionable ſhape / That I will ſpeake to thee."
Etymology
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.