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refutable

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[ri-fyoo-tuh-buhl, ref-yuh-tuh-] / rɪˈfyu tə bəl, ˈrɛf yə tə- /

adjective

  1. 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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