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disputable

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dis·put·a·ble  (d-spyt-bl, dspy-)
adj.
Open to dispute; debatable: disputable testimony.
dis·puta·bili·ty n.
dis·puta·bly adv.
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Adj.1.disputable - capable of being disproved
debatable
contestable - capable of being contested
2.disputable - open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question"
arguable, debatable, moot
controversial - marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action"


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He certainly looked at her friend a great deal, but the expression of that look was disputable.
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So exalted was his reputation 'that,' says Downes, 'it has since been disputable among the judicious, whether any woman that succeeded him so sensibly touched the audience as he.
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