disputable.

Open to challenge or reasonable disagreement on the relevant grounds.

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Words that belong together

• disputable interpretation
• disputable claim

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The interpretation remained disputable because two readings fit the surviving text.

A disputable claim was presented with its assumptions rather than as an uncontested fact.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Comparative more disputable; superlative most disputable where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: counterevidence assessment, argument critique, qualified assertion, formal disagreement. Disciplines: argumentation, research interpretation, social analysis. Commonness: moderately common.