English-Thai Dictionary

questionable

ADJ น่าสงสัย  ซึ่ง มี พิรุธ  doubtful dubious uncertain undefined disputable na-song-sai

 

questionableness

N ความไม่แน่นอน  ความ ไม่ คงที่  uncertainty kwam-mai-nea-non

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUESTIONABLE

a. 1. That may be questioned; doubtful; uncertain; disputable. the deed is of questionable authority.
It is questionable whether Galen ever saw the dissection of a human body.
2. Suspicious; liable to be doubted or disputed; liable to suspicion. His veracity is questionable.
Thou com'st in such a questionable shape, that I will speak to thee.

 

QUESTIONABLENESS

n.The quality or state of being doubtful, questionable or suspicious.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUESTIONABLE

QUESTIONABLE Ques "tion *a *ble, a.

 

1. Admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry. [R.] Thou com'st in such a questionable shape That I will speak to thee. Shak.

 

2. Liable to question; subject to be doubted or called in question; problematical; doubtful; suspicious. It is questionable whether Galen ever saw the dissection of a human body. T. Baker.

 

Syn. -- Disputable; debatable; uncertain; doubtful; problematical; suspicious.

 

QUESTIONABLENESS

QUESTIONABLENESS Ques "tion *a *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being questionable, doubtful, or suspicious.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

questionable

ques tion a ble |ˈkwesCHənəbəl ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl | ▶adjective doubtful as regards truth or quality: [ with clause ] : it is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine. • not clearly honest, honorable, or wise: a few men of allegedly questionable character. DERIVATIVES ques tion a bil i ty |ˌkwesCHənəˈbilətē |noun, ques tion a ble ness noun, ques tion a bly |-əblē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

questionable

ques ¦tion |able |ˈkwɛstʃ (ə )nəb (ə )l | ▶adjective doubtful as regards truth or validity: [ with clause ] : it is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine. • likely to be dishonourable or morally suspect: his questionable financial deals. DERIVATIVES questionability |kwɛstʃ (ə )nəˈbɪlɪti |noun, questionableness noun, questionably adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

questionable

questionable adjective 1 the premise to the argument remains questionable: controversial, contentious, doubtful, dubious, uncertain, debatable, arguable; unverified, unprovable, unresolved, unconvincing, implausible, improbable; borderline, marginal, moot; informal iffy. ANTONYMS indisputable, certain. 2 questionable financial dealings: suspicious, suspect, dubious, irregular, odd, strange, murky, dark, unsavory, disreputable; informal funny, fishy, shady, iffy. ANTONYMS trustworthy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

questionable

questionable adjective 1 it is questionable whether such an attack could be effective | he indulges in jokes of questionable taste: controversial, contentious, open to question, open to doubt, in doubt, doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unsure, debatable, in dispute, in question, arguable, problematic, problematical; unverified, unprovable, unresolved, unsettled, undecided, equivocal, unconvincing, implausible, improbable, not definite, unclear, not obvious, apocryphal, spurious, borderline, marginal, moot; informal iffy; Brit. informal dodgy. ANTONYMS certain, indisputable. 2 some of his questionable financial dealings have been investigated: suspicious, suspect, under suspicion, irregular, dubious, doubtful, odd, queer, strange, not quite right, mysterious, murky, dark, shifty, unsavoury, disreputable, potentially dishonest, potentially illegal; informal funny, fishy, shady, iffy; Brit. informal dodgy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

questionable

qu é s tion a ble 形容詞 1 疑わしい, 疑問の余地がある ; 不確かな ▸ It is questionable whether such a thing would be possible .そのようなことが可能かどうか疑わしい 2 いかがわしい, 怪しい, 不審な ▸ questionable conduct いかがわしい行為 qu é s tion a bly 副詞