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What is the adjective for questioning?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb question which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

questionable
  1. Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
  2. Of dubious respectability or morality.
  3. (obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. doubtful, debatable, dubious, equivocal, uncertain, arguable, suspect, moot, contentious, disputable, iffy, unsettled, unsure, controversial, controvertible, doubtable, dubitable, unconfirmed, undecided, unprovable, unproven, unreliable, unresolved, unverified, apocryphal, borderline, in dispute, in doubt, issuable, marginal, negotiable, unclear, undefined, disputed, indefinite, indeterminate, spurious, ambiguous, contingent, cryptic, enigmatic, flimsy, hypothetical, indecisive, obscure, occult, vague, in question, open to doubt, open to question … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “It is questionable whether the new laws will benefit the citizens as intended.”
      “Projections of a rebound in the market appear highly questionable at this stage.”
      “James was a man of questionable character, but with a charming personality nonetheless.”
questioning
  1. Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. inquisitive, curious, enquiring, inquiring, probing, searching, inquisitorial, prying, interrogative, nosy, quizzical, scrutinizing, investigative, interested, scrutinising, analytical, intrusive, examining, querying, snoopy, inspecting, intrigued, inquisitory, peering, meddling, interfering, meddlesome, nosey, disquisitive, officious, tampering, analytic, burning with curiosity, need to know, interrogational, snooping, keen, cross-examining, agog, nebby, spying, obtrusive, intruding, presumptuous, speculative, eavesdropping, exploratory, presuming, impertinent, protrusive … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “His mother socialized him with a contrarian worldview, a rejection of organized religion, and a questioning nature.”
      “She looked him in the eye with a questioning look in an attempt to judge if he was telling the truth.”
questionful
  1. (rare, dated) questioning; full of questions
questioned
  1. simple past tense and past participle of question
  2. Synonyms:
      3. asked, enquired, queried, quizzed, grilled, interrogated, interviewed, probed, examined, inquired, investigated, pressed, prest, scrutinized, canvassed, catechized, checked, cross-examined, inquisitioned, pumped, cross-questioned, enquired of, felt out, found out, hit, hit up, made inquiries, needled, put a question to, requested information, requested information of, roasted, scrutinised, sought an answer, sought information, sought information of, sounded out, sweat, sweated, wanted to know, went over, buzzed, inquired of, picked one's brains, put out feelers, tested, tested the waters, popped the question, pried into, put the screws to … more
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