questionable

Adjective

1. Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
   • 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. - 1881, Henry James, Jr., chapter 3, in The Portrait of a Lady, New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […],...
   • MAHA went viral across social media and led to an explosion of questionable claims regarding health and wellness. - 2024 August 26, Mikael Thalen, “MAGA turns to roadkill-eating anti-vaxer with a brain worm to ‘Make...
2. Of dubious respectability or morality.
   • […] he had a love of money—a sort of acquisitiveness, that led him into questionable dealings. - 1920, Carolyn Wells, chapter 18, in Raspberry Jam, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, page 302:
   • 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. - 1995, Randy Pitman (publisher), “Some Extra Children's Videos”, in...
3. Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
   • Thou com'ſt in ſuch a queſtionable ſhape / That I will ſpeake to thee. - c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, &...