arguable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑːɡjuəbl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argusder.? Latin arguōder. Old French arguerbor. Middle English arguen English argue Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English arguable From argue + -able.
Meanings
- That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
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(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
This led to a set of rules (play cannot begin before crossing East Blithedale Avenue), then subrules ("crossing" means reaching the always arguable halfway point of the avenue) […
2009 January 8, Michelle Slatalla, “Two Can Play That Game”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most arguable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more arguable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
arguably · unarguable · inarguable
Synonyms
Translations (28)
it opinabile (open to argument) · de bestreitbar (defensible in an argument) · nl verdedigbaar (defensible in an argument) · fr discutable (open to argument) · gv so-arganeagh (open to argument) · fr justifiable (defensible in an argument) · it disputàbile (open to argument) · ca discutible (open to argument) · hu bizonyítható (defensible in an argument) · fi kiistanalainen (open to argument) · pt argumentável (defensible in an argument) · tr tartışmalı (defensible in an argument) · nl betwistbaar (open to argument) · fr soutenable (defensible in an argument) · ca arguïble (defensible in an argument) · sv diskutabel (open to argument) · io argumentebla (open to argument) · fr défendable (defensible in an argument) · ru доказу́емый (defensible in an argument) · pt debatível (open to argument) · ro argumentabil (defensible in an argument) · ru спо́рный (open to argument) · hu vitatható (open to argument) · es discutible (open to argument) · eo argumentebla (open to argument) · fi perusteltavissa (defensible in an argument) · eo defendebla (defensible in an argument) · pt discutível (open to argument)