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arguable

/ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
ar-guable
IPA
/ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.

adj

Open to doubt, argument or debate.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argusder.? Latin arguōder. Old French arguerbor. Middle English arguen English argue Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English arguable From argue + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/
  • British English: /ˈɑːɡjuəbl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more arguable (comparative) most arguable (superlative)

Derived Forms

arguably inarguable unarguable

Synonyms

disputable debatable moot

Questions

How do you pronounce arguable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/.
What does arguable mean?
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
Where does arguable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argusder.? Latin arguōder. Old French arguerbor. Middle English arguen English argue Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English arguable From argue + -able.

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