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refutable

American

[ri-fyoo-tuh-buhl, ref-yuh-tuh-] / rɪˈfju tə bəl, ˈrɛf jə tə- /

adjective

able to be proven false.

The statement is so vague as to be neither provable nor refutable.

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Etymology

Origin of refutable

First recorded in 1570–80 for an earlier sense; refut(e) ( def. ) + -able ( def. )

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