controvertible
English
Etymology
From controvert + -ible.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝtɪbl̩/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒntɹəˈvɜːtɪbl̩/
- Hyphenation: con‧tro‧vert‧i‧ble
Adjective
controvertible (comparative more controvertible, superlative most controvertible)
- Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.
- Synonym: disputable
- Antonym: incontrovertible
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed
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Further reading
- “controvertible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “controvertible”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kontɾobeɾˈtible/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾo.β̞eɾˈt̪i.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -ible
- Syllabification: con‧tro‧ver‧ti‧ble
Adjective
controvertible m or f (masculine and feminine plural controvertibles)
Further reading
- “controvertible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024