refutable

American  

[ri-fyoo-tuh-buhl, ref-yuh-tuh-] / rɪˈfyu tə bəl, ˈrɛf yə tə- /

adjective

1. able to be proven false.

   The statement is so vague as to be neither provable nor refutable.

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Other Word Forms

• refutability noun
• refutably adverb
• unrefutable adjective
• unrefutably adverb

Etymology

Origin of refutable

First recorded in 1570–80 for an earlier sense; refut(e) ( def. ) + -able ( def. )

Example Sentences

In fact, the proof was not there, and it was easily refutable.

From Literature

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

To show that a statement X is not refutable in ZFC, it is enough to find a universe in which both ZFC and X are valid.

From Scientific American

“From Confederate base names to social media liability provisions … to imaginary and easily refutable charges about China, it’s hard to keep track of President Trump’s unprincipled, irrational excuses for vetoing this bipartisan bill,” Reed said.

From Seattle Times

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

Related Words

• debatable
• imaginary
• problematic
• speculative
• theoretical
• vague