arguable

English

Etymology

argue +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɡjuəbl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/

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Adjective

arguable (comparative more arguable, superlative most arguable)

1. That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
2. (colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.

Derived terms

• arguably

Translations

defensible in an argument

• Catalan: arguïble (ca)
• Dutch: verdedigbaar (nl)
• Esperanto: defendebla
• Finnish: perusteltavissa
• French: défendable (fr), justifiable (fr), soutenable (fr)
• German: bestreitbar (de)
• Hungarian: bizonyítható (hu)
• Portuguese: argumentável m or f
• Romanian: argumentabil m
• Russian: доказу́емый (ru) (dokazújemyj)
• Turkish: tartışmalı (tr)

open to argument

• Catalan: discutible
• Dutch: betwistbaar (nl)
• Esperanto: argumentebla
• Finnish: kiistanalainen (fi)
• French: discutable (fr)
• Hungarian: vitatható (hu)
• Ido: argumentebla
• Italian: disputàbile, opinabile (it)
• Manx: so-arganeagh
• Portuguese: discutível m or f, debatível
• Russian: спо́рный (ru) (spórnyj)
• Spanish: discutible (es)
• Swedish: diskutabel (sv)

Anagrams

• Balaguer