"impugnable" meaning in English

See impugnable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more impugnable [comparative], most impugnable [superlative]
Etymology: From impugn + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|impugn|able}} impugn + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} impugnable (comparative more impugnable, superlative most impugnable)
  1. That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question. Derived forms: unimpugnable Translations (Translations): impugnabile (Italian)
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