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English Dictionary: disputable by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disputable
adj
  1. capable of being disproved [syn: debatable, disputable]
  2. open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question"
    Synonym(s): arguable, debatable, disputable, moot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disputable \Dis`pu*ta*ble\ (?; 277), a. [L. disputabilis: cf. F.
      disputable. See {Dispute}, v. i.]
      1. Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in
            question, controverted, or contested; or doubtful
            certainty or propriety; controvertible; as, disputable
            opinions, propositions, points, or questions.
  
                     Actions, every one of which is very disputable.
                                                                              --Jer. Taylor.
  
      2. Disputatious; contentious. [Obs.] --Shak.
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