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adjective
- 1. not established as a fact, and so open to question or debate: "whether it can be described as art criticism may be disputable"
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adjective. uk / dɪˈspjuː.tə.b ə l / us / dɪˈspjuː.t̬ə.b ə l / Add to word list. not certain: People say that they produce the best athletes in the world, but I think that's disputable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Uncertainty. amorphous. be neither fish nor fowl idiom. blurringly. blurry. circumstantial. indeterminately. insecurely.
1. a. : to make the subject of verbal controversy or disputation. Legislators hotly disputed the bill. b. : to call into question or cast doubt upon. Her honesty was never disputed. The witness disputed the defendant's claim. 2. a. : to struggle against : oppose. disputed the advance of the invaders. b. : to contend over.
Definition of disputable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. us / dɪˈspjuː.t̬ə.b ə l / uk / dɪˈspjuː.tə.b ə l / Add to word list. not certain: People say that they produce the best athletes in the world, but I think that's disputable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Uncertainty. amorphous. be neither fish nor fowl idiom. blurringly. blurry. circumstantial. indeterminacy.
noun. disputably (disˈputably) adverb. Word origin. L disputabilis. disputable in American English. (dɪˈspjuːtəbəl, ˈdɪspju-) adjective. capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable. SYNONYMS controvertible, doubtful, dubious, uncertain. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Definitions of disputable. adjective. open to argument or debate. synonyms: arguable, debatable, moot. controversial. marked by or capable of arousing controversy. adjective. capable of being disproved. synonyms: debatable.
Disputable definition: capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.. See examples of DISPUTABLE used in a sentence.
1. A verbal controversy; a debate: the dispute over the existence of the Loch Ness monster. 2. A disagreement or quarrel: a bitter dispute over property rights. [Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer, from Latin disputāre, to examine : dis-, apart; see dis- + putāre, to reckon; see pau- in Indo-European roots.] dis·put′a·bil′i·ty n.
What does the word disputable mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word disputable, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
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