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English
Etymology
From controvert + -ible.
Pronunciation
Adjective
controvertible (comparative more controvertible, superlative most controvertible)
- Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.
- Synonym: disputable
- Antonym: incontrovertible
Derived terms
Translations
open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed
Further reading
- “controvertible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “controvertible”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kontɾobeɾˈtible/
- Rhymes: -ible
- Syllabification: con‧tro‧ver‧ti‧ble
Adjective
controvertible m or f (masculine and feminine plural controvertibles)
- controvertible; questionable
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