questionable character

collocation in English

meaningsofquestionableandcharacter

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questionable
adjective[+ question word]
uk
/ˈkwes.tʃə.nə.bəl/us
/ˈkwes.tʃə.nə.bəl/
not certain, or wrong in ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofquestionableandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofquestionable character

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But younger men of apparentlyquestionablecharacterwere using the founders' constitutional system to attain elected positions of power.
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It now stands for almost anything of a ratherquestionablecharacter.
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We know that the editors of two quality newspapers have had a liaison with a lady ofquestionablecharacter.
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Their activities can be criticised, when they allow into their columns advertising of aquestionablecharacter.
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In view of thequestionablecharacterof some eggs, can the yolks be stamped?
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It is obvious that there might be all kinds of legislation quite contrary to the wishes and desires of the people of the country and of a veryquestionablecharacter.
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I have reason to believe that since the change of management there have been entertainments of a much morequestionablecharacterthan those which formerly took place there.
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She believes him to be ofquestionablecharacter.
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Xun is best known for his portrayal of "huadan" roles, women who tended to be more vivacious or even ofquestionablecharacter.
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With the arrival of the railroad, there was an influx of gamblers and others ofquestionablecharacter, along with the citizens of better repute.
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The big profits obtainable from gaming attracted thugs and all kinds of questionable characters from overseas.
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Species are separated from those of other genera by the sometimes inconsistent comparison of questionable characters, such as the distribution of minute hairs.
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