Meaning of DISPUTABLE
| Pronunciation: | | di'spyootubul
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- [adj] capable of being disproved
- [adj] open to argument or debate
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| | Synonyms: | | arguable, contestable, controversial, debatable, moot |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis`pu*ta*ble\ (?; 277), a. [L. disputabilis: cf. F.
disputable. See {Dispute}, v. i.]
1. Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in
question, controverted, or contested; or doubtful
certainty or propriety; controvertible; as, disputable
opinions, propositions, points, or questions.
Actions, every one of which is very disputable.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. Disputatious; contentious. [Obs.] --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | arguable, at issue, confutable, conjectural, contestable, controversial, controvertible, debatable, deniable, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, iffy, in dispute, in doubt, in dubio, in question, mistakable, moot, open to doubt, open to question, problematic, questionable, refutable, speculative, suppositional, suspect, suspicious, uncertain, undecided, unsettled |
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