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arguable

adj
/ˈɑːɡjuəbl/UK/ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin arguōder. Old French arguerbor. Middle English arguen English argue Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English arguable From argue + -able.

  1. derived from -able English -able English arguable From argue + -able
  2. derived from arguen English argue Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor
  3. derived from arguerbor
  4. derived from arguōder

Definitions

  1. That can be argued

    That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.

  2. 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) […

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA