dis·put·a·ble

[dih-spyoo-tuh-buhl, dis-pyoo-]
adjective
capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.

Origin:
1540–50; < Latin disputābilis, equivalent to disput- (see dispute) + -ābilis -able

dis·put·a·bil·i·ty, dis·put·a·ble·ness, noun
dis·put·a·bly, adverb
un·dis·put·a·ble, adjective


controvertible, doubtful, dubious, uncertain.
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disputable (dɪˈspjuːtəbəl, ˈdɪspjʊtə-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
capable of being argued; debatable
 
disputa'bility
 
n
 
dis'putableness
 
n
 
dis'putably
 
adv

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Example sentences
The driver may appear before a hearings officer but only the accuracy of the
  record in and of itself is disputable.
The indisputable relation between writers' works and their lives becomes
  disputable as soon as it is enunciated.
It is hardly disputable that addictive behavior can be clearly displayed in
  computer game playing, whether on-line or off.
It is disputable whether or not the patient's caregiver was informed of this
  decision.
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