controvertible

English

Etymology

controvert +‎ -ible

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝtɪbl̩/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒntɹəˈvɜːtɪbl̩/
Hyphenation: con‧tro‧vert‧i‧ble

Adjective

controvertible (comparative more controvertible, superlative most controvertible)

Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.
Synonym: disputable

Antonym: incontrovertible

Related terms

Translations

open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed

German: bestreitbar (de), anfechtbar (de)
Icelandic: umdeilanlegur
Romanian: discutabil (ro) m or n, polemizabil m or n, controversabil (ro) m or n

Further reading

controvertible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
controvertible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

Spanish

Adjective

controvertible (plural controvertibles)

controvertible; questionable

Further reading

“controvertible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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