refutable
Americanadjective
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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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At the time she said was “concerned about some very obvious, refutable factual inaccuracies” in “Inventing Anna” but was more interested in the true-crime entertainment genre as a whole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
But because they elucidate slavery’s long arc in American history and render parallel arcs in American medicine more visible and less refutable, they are requisite teaching.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 21, 2020
“Now, I know that this would be easily refutable, but if this drops the night before, you can’t debunk it before serious damage has spread.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2018
One of the easiest ways to do it is to tweet something really blinkered or easily refutable.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2017
In fact, the proof was not there, and it was easily refutable.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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