incontrovertible
/ˌɪŋ.kɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.təbl̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning.
Example Sentences
- "incontrovertible evidence"
- "Her statement that dogs are mammals is incontrovertible."
- "Just now he was wearing a suit of maple-syrup brown with faint but incontrovertible purple stripes."
- "There is incontrovertible evidence that electrification of itself has great publicity value, but this would be greatly enhanced if the public knew in more detail how it would transform their services."
- "All said that the incontrovertible evidence that climate change has already arrived—in the form of frighteningly extreme wildfires, drought, storms and floods afflicting every corner of the United States—has helped build political support."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English controvert Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English controvertible English incontrovertible From in- + controvertible.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌɪŋ.kɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.təbl̩/
Inflected Forms
more incontrovertible (comparative)
most incontrovertible (superlative)