disputed
argued or debated about: Just when and where the religious practice of the “camp meeting” originated is a disputed question.
argued against; called into question: He stood by his widely disputed claim that margarine is better for you than butter.
quarreled or fought over; contested: As negotiations continue, the security situation in the disputed territories is tense and shows signs of escalating.
the simple past tense and past participle of dispute.
Origin of disputed
1Other words from disputed
- un·dis·put·ed, adjective
- un·dis·put·ed·ly, adverb
- well-dis·put·ed, adjective
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How to use disputed in a sentence
The Avian egg has been a still more disputed object than even the egg of the Osseous Fishes.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourBut there is no case where the difficulty is greater, or the result more disputed, than when we try to define Justice.
The Methods of Ethics | Henry SidgwickThe character of the Empress herself has been more disputed than that of the society in which she was the one imposing personage.
Diderot and the Encyclopdists | John MorleyThis will lead us to the more disputed question as to the antiquity of linen paper.
"I have no objection to talk over the more disputed points with him," said the Bishop.
Piccadilly | Laurence Oliphant
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