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
Australia is, perhaps, the country from which we have a right to expect the fullest elucidation of these difficult and disputable problems.
From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George P. Marsh
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