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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The statement is roughly as disputable as saying that fire is hot or water is wet.
From Slate • Sep. 10, 2022
The least disputable aspect of the excessive accumulation of wealth in America is that a solution is desperately needed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2021
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
How accountable are we for high school actions, when this is clearly a disputable high school action?
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2018
Footnote 1: I purposely chose disputable propositions to emphasise the fact that Formal Logic has no concern with the truth, but only with the interdependence of its propositions.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
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