disputablyadv.
In a disputable manner or degree; questionably.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adverb]
doubtouslyc1350
opinablyc1450
doubtfully1483
doubtedly1584
problematically1588
dubiously1646
indijudicably1660
disputably1836
indeterminately1841
indeterminably1846
questionably1859
dubitably1864
1836 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens (1837) I. 279 Linus and Thamyris, and, more disputably, Orpheus, are..precursors of Homer.
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