controvertible

English

Etymology

Fromcontrovert+‎-ible.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

controvertible(comparativemorecontrovertible,superlativemostcontrovertible)

1. Open toquestioning;that which can bedenied,challenged,ordisputed.

   Synonym:disputable

   Antonym:incontrovertible

Derived terms

• controvertibly
• uncontrovertible

Related terms

• controvert
• controversy

Translations

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

• German:bestreitbar(de),anfechtbar(de)
• Icelandic:umdeilanlegur
• Romanian:discutabil(ro)morn,polemizabilmorn,controversabil(ro)morn

Further reading

• “controvertible”,inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913,→OCLC.
• “controvertible”,inThe Century Dictionary[…],New York, N.Y.:The Century Co.,1911,→OCLC.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kontɾobeɾˈtible/[kõn̪.t̪ɾo.β̞eɾˈt̪i.β̞le]
• Rhymes:-ible
• Syllabification:con‧tro‧ver‧ti‧ble

Adjective

controvertiblemorf(masculine and feminine pluralcontrovertibles)

1. controvertible;questionable

Further reading

• “controvertible”,inDiccionario de la lengua española,Vigésima tercera edición,Real Academia Española,2014