disputable

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disputable

/dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/ UK
/dɪˈspju.tə.bəɫ/ US

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Learned borrowing from Latin disputābilis. By surface analysis, dispute + -able.

adjective more disputable · most disputable

Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
Similar: controvertible

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adj of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute

Español	disputable
日本語	疑わしい utagawashii
Français	contestable
Română	disputabil
Русский	спорный spornyj

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@misc{disputable_2026,
  title = {disputable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disputable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}