disputableadj.n.

/ˈdɪspjuːtəb(ə)l/

/dɪˈspjuːtəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < Latin disputābilis that may be disputed, < disputāre to dispute v. Compare 16th cent. French disputable.

A. adj.

1. That may be disputed, questioned, or discussed; liable to be called in question, contested, or controverted; questionable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective]

openlOE

doubtousc1330

uncertain1338

doubtyc1380

brigousa1387

doubtablec1400

doubtfula1425

questionable1443

batable1453

strivablec1456

inquirable1485

litigious1520

doubtsomea1522

disputable1548

dubious1548

doubted?1551

moot1563

problematical1567

discussiblea1578

debatable1581

controversial1583

disputativea1586

debateful1587

decidable1596

controversible1601

controvertible1601

controversal1604

controversable1607

problematic1609

controversary1610

left-handed1610

disputed1611

dubitable1625

quarrellable1642

catchinga1670

non liquet1678

brigose1679

contestable1702

equivocala1797

controversional1807

contradictable1856

discutable1868

hinky1961

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xxx Whiche thyng is nether materiall nor disputable.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1347/1 This is a matter disputable in schooles.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 333 Of Japan..Whether it bee an Ile or no, is disputable.

1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 114 It is disputable to me that all power is in the people.

1724 J. Swift Some Observ. Wood's Half-pence 3 Until any Point is determined to be a Law, it remains disputable by every Subject.

1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. iii. 125 Let us put aside theories and disputable points.

†2. Ready or inclined to dispute; disputatious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adjective] > engaging in controversy, disputatious

unpeaceablec1384

disputative1579

disputablea1616

disputeful1631

controversial1638

controversal1641

obstreperous1641

contradictive1643

disputing1645

controverting1646

chop-logicala1652

disputatious1660

argumentative1667

argumentive1668

disputant1671

contradictiousa1677

disceptatious1682

obstropolous1727

disceptatorial1821

contradictory1891

backtalking1938

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. v. 32 I haue bin all this day to auoid him: He is too disputeable for my companie.

†B. n.

A disputable matter. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] > something uncertain

uncertaintya1387

ambiguity1445

moot point1563

measuring cast1631

inconcludency1654

disputablea1657

undefinable1809

tertium quid1826

open question1837

question mark1870

inconclusion1886

disputability1892

borderliner1953

undecidable1965

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia in Poems (1878) The Author 7 The intricate pussle of Disputables.

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. i. iv This discourse of all the disputables in the world.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	disputable
释义	disputableadj.n. /ˈdɪspjuːtəb(ə)l//dɪˈspjuːtəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < Latin disputābilis that may be disputed, < disputāre to dispute v. Compare 16th cent. French disputable. A. adj. 1. That may be disputed, questioned, or discussed; liable to be called in question, contested, or controverted; questionable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] openlOE doubtousc1330 uncertain1338 doubtyc1380 brigousa1387 doubtablec1400 doubtfula1425 questionable1443 batable1453 strivablec1456 inquirable1485 litigious1520 doubtsomea1522 disputable1548 dubious1548 doubted?1551 moot1563 problematical1567 discussiblea1578 debatable1581 controversial1583 disputativea1586 debateful1587 decidable1596 controversible1601 controvertible1601 controversal1604 controversable1607 problematic1609 controversary1610 left-handed1610 disputed1611 dubitable1625 quarrellable1642 catchinga1670 non liquet1678 brigose1679 contestable1702 equivocala1797 controversional1807 contradictable1856 discutable1868 hinky1961 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. xxx Whiche thyng is nether materiall nor disputable. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1347/1 This is a matter disputable in schooles. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 333 Of Japan..Whether it bee an Ile or no, is disputable. 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 114 It is disputable to me that all power is in the people. 1724 J. Swift Some Observ. Wood's Half-pence 3 Until any Point is determined to be a Law, it remains disputable by every Subject. 1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. iii. 125 Let us put aside theories and disputable points. †2. Ready or inclined to dispute; disputatious. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adjective] > engaging in controversy, disputatious unpeaceablec1384 disputative1579 disputablea1616 disputeful1631 controversial1638 controversal1641 obstreperous1641 contradictive1643 disputing1645 controverting1646 chop-logicala1652 disputatious1660 argumentative1667 argumentive1668 disputant1671 contradictiousa1677 disceptatious1682 obstropolous1727 disceptatorial1821 contradictory1891 backtalking1938 a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. v. 32 I haue bin all this day to auoid him: He is too disputeable for my companie. View more context for this quotation †B. n. A disputable matter. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] > something uncertain uncertaintya1387 ambiguity1445 moot point1563 measuring cast1631 inconcludency1654 disputablea1657 undefinable1809 tertium quid1826 open question1837 question mark1870 inconclusion1886 disputability1892 borderliner1953 undecidable1965 a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia in Poems (1878) The Author 7 The intricate pussle of Disputables. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. i. iv This discourse of all the disputables in the world. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.1548
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