"disputable" meaning in English

See disputable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/ [UK], /dɪˈspju.tə.bəɫ/ [US] Forms: more disputable [comparative], most disputable [superlative]
Etymology: dispute + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dispute|able}} dispute + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} disputable (comparative more disputable, superlative most disputable)
  1. Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled. Synonyms: controvertible Related terms: disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute Translations (of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute): спрэчны (sprečny) (Belarusian), спорен (sporen) (Bulgarian), contestable (French), 疑わしい (utagawashii) (alt: うたがわしい) (Japanese), даулы (dauly) (Kazakh), disputabil (Romanian), спорный (spornyj) (Russian), disputable (Spanish), спірний (spirnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-disputable-en-adj-Wfe8F2PJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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