disputable
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of disputable
1540–50; < Latin disputābilis, equivalent to disput- ( see dispute) + -ābilis -able
Example Sentences
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Even if the government has simply a facially plausible case against Fulton County—which, to be clear, is disputable here—Briffault says that courts are typically reluctant to shut down such federal actions.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
But one less disputable aspect of Netflix’s platform is its ability to foster non-English global hits.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
How accountable are we for high school actions, when this is clearly a disputable high school action?
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2018
With two Tony Awards for best play, a Pulitzer Prize for drama and an award-showered HBO film by Mike Nichols, "Angels" is one of the less disputable modern classics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2018
The subject makes but a trifling part of any piece of literature, and the view of the writer is itself a fact more important because less disputable than the others.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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