"questionably" meaning in English

See questionably in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more questionably [comparative], most questionably [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English questionable Middle English -ly English -ly English questionably From questionable + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|questionable|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English questionable Middle English -ly English -ly English questionably [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "questionably", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="questionably"> From questionable + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} questionably (comparative more questionably, superlative most questionably)
  1. in a questionable manner Translations (in a questionable manner): fragwürdig (German), questionavelmente (Portuguese), ùpitno (Serbo-Croatian), cuestionablemente (Spanish)
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