arguable — I adjective at issue, contestable, controversial, controvertible, debatable, disputable, in dispute, in question, up for discussion associated concepts: arguable claim, arguable contention II index controversial, debatable … Law dictionary
arguable — [adj1] tenable able to hold water*, assertable, believable, conceivable, credible, defendable, defensible, feasible, imaginable, maintainable, rational, reasonable, supportable, sustainable, viable, workable; concept 552 Ant. untenable arguable… … New thesaurus
Arguable — Ar gu*a*ble, a. Capable of being argued; admitting of debate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arguable — (adj.) 1610s, from ARGUE (Cf. argue) + ABLE (Cf. able) … Etymology dictionary
arguable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to be argued or asserted. 2) open to disagreement. DERIVATIVES arguably adverb … English terms dictionary
arguable — [är′gyo͞o ə bəl] adj. 1. that can be argued about 2. that can be supported by argument … English World dictionary
arguable — adj. arguable that + clause (it is arguable that some unemployment is necessary) * * * [ ɑːgjʊəb(ə)l] arguable that + clause (it is arguable that some unemployment is necessary) … Combinatory dictionary
arguable — ar|gu|a|ble [ argjuəbl ] adjective 1. ) if something is arguable, you are not completely certain whether it is true or correct: It is arguable that retired football players become good managers. 2. ) FORMAL if a fact or statement is arguable,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
arguable — UK [ˈɑː(r)ɡjuəb(ə)l] / US [ˈɑrɡjuəb(ə)l] adjective 1) if something is arguable, you are not completely certain whether it is true or correct Whether good students make good teachers is arguable. 2) formal if a fact or statement is arguable, there … English dictionary
arguable — ar|gu|a|ble [ˈa:gjuəbəl US ˈa:r ] adj 1.) not certain, or not definitely true or correct, and therefore easy to doubt = ↑debatable ▪ Whether or not Webb is the best person for the job is arguable. 2.) it is arguable that used in order to give… … Dictionary of contemporary English
