Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
DISPUTABLE
debatable, disputable
(adjective) capable of being disproved
arguable, debatable, disputable, moot
(adjective) open to argument or debate; “that is a moot question”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
disputable (comparative more disputable, superlative most disputable)
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
Synonyms
• controvertible
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`pu*ta*ble, a. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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