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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