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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.
disputable [dɪˈspjuːtəbəl ˈdɪspjʊtə-]
adj
capable of being argued; debatable
disputability , disputableness n
disputably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
Translations
disputable [dɪsˈpjuːtəbl] ADJ → discutible
disputable
adj → sehr zweifelhaft, disputabel
disputable [dɪsˈpjuːtəbl] adj → discutibile, contestabile
disputable [dɪsˈpjuːtəbl] adj → discutibile, contestabile


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He certainly looked at her friend a great deal, but the expression of that look was disputable.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
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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A death by bronchitis, certified by two physicians, was surely the least disputable of all deaths.
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