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disputable adjective [ dɪˈspjuːtəb(ə)l ]

• not established as a fact, and so open to question or debate.
• "whether it can be described as art criticism may be disputable"
Similar: debatable, open to debate, open to discussion, arguable, contestable, moot, open to question, questionable, doubtful, dubious, controversial, contentious, disputed, contended, unconfirmed, unsettled, unsound, iffy, dodgy, controvertible,
Origin: late 15th century: from Latin disputabilis, from the verb disputare ‘to estimate’, later ‘to dispute’ (see dispute).


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