unarguable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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 English unarguable From un- + arguable.
Meanings
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Not arguable; that cannot be reasonably argued against.
It's unarguable that ticket offices are less relevant than they once were. More and more passengers buy tickets online.
2023 January 11, Philip Haigh, “Comment: The worst chaos for 40 years”, in RAIL, number 974, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unarguable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unarguable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |