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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

controvertible en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝtɪbl̩/ (General-American)
  • /ˌkɒntɹəˈvɜːtɪbl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English controvert Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English controvertible From controvert + -ible.

Meanings

  1. Open to questioning; able to be denied, challenged, or disputed.

Forms

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more controvertible Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most controvertible Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

incontrovertible

Deriveds

uncontrovertible · controvertibly

Relateds

controversy · controvert

Synonyms

disputable

Translations (8)

ro controversabil (open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed) · de anfechtbar (open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed) · es controvertible (open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed) · de bestreitbar (open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed) · ca controvertible (open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed) · ro discutabil (open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed) · ro polemizabil (open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed) · is umdeilanlegur (open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed)