arguable

American  

[ahr-gyoo-uh-buhl] / ˈɑr gyu ə bəl /

adjective

1. susceptible to debate, challenge, or doubt; questionable.

   Whether this is the best plan of action or not is arguable.

2. susceptible to being supported by convincing or persuasive argument.

   Admirers agree that it is arguable he is the finest pianist of his generation.

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arguable British  

/ ˈɑːɡjʊəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being disputed; doubtful

2. capable of being supported by argument; plausible

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Other Word Forms

• arguably adverb
• nonarguable adjective
• unarguable adjective
• unarguably adverb

Etymology

Origin of arguable

First recorded in 1605–15; argue + -able

Example Sentences

“He may want you to do something that is, you know, is arguable whether it’s the right path to go, but it’s a very rational approach to it.”

From The Wall Street Journal

With only two wins in eight games prior to beating Newcastle, it is arguable whether Amorim is correct to say his side have been playing well.

From BBC

Giving the reasons for the refusal, the Supreme Court website said: "The application does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance."

From BBC

Just as there was an old Nixon and a new Nixon, so there is old and new Orange County, and in both cases, some say the differences are arguable.

From Los Angeles Times

And cruise ships are, for all their arguable faults, an excellent setting for forcing two strangers to spend a week together.

From Salon

Related Words

• conceivable
• defensible
• imaginable