disputable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- disputability noun
- disputableness noun
- disputably adverb
- undisputable adjective
Etymology
Origin of disputable
1540–50; < Latin disputābilis, equivalent to disput- ( dispute ) + -ābilis -able
Example Sentences
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The statement is roughly as disputable as saying that fire is hot or water is wet.
From Slate • Sep. 10, 2022
Tampa Bay’s third power-play goal of the game was set up after a disputable tripping penalty called against Stars captain Jamie Benn.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2020
Much of the language isn’t coherent enough to be specifically disputable.
From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2019
How accountable are we for high school actions, when this is clearly a disputable high school action?
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2018
And this is naturally so: for, from the point of view of language, the question is not disputable.
From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.
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