questionable

Etymology

question + -able

adj

  1. Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
    It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
  2. Of dubious respectability or morality.
    Tiffiny’s behavior is highly questionable.
    […] 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
  3. (obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.

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