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arguable

UK/ˈɑːɡjuəbl//ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/

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

Adjective

arguable (comparative more arguable, superlative most arguable)

  1. That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
  2. (colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
    • This led to a set of rules (play cannot begin before crossing East Blithedale Avenue), then subrules ("crossing" means reaching the always arguable halfway point of the avenue) […2009 January 8, Michelle Slatalla, “Two Can Play That Game”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    disputable

arguable meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

arguable in Tamil

ஏற்கத்தகு, ஏற்புக்குரிய, வாதாடுதற்குரிய, நிலைநாட்டக்கூடிய

arguable in Malayalam

defendable, tenable, defensible
വാദിക്കാവുന്ന, വാദിച്ചുനിൽക്കാവുന്ന, വാദ്യ, വാദിക്കത്തക്ക, വാദിച്ചുസമർത്ഥിക്കാവുന്ന, എതിർവാദം ചെയ്യാവുന്ന
questionable, debatable, open to question
തർക്കത്തിന് അവകാശമുള്ള, ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യത്തക്ക, സന്ദിഗ്ദ്ധമായ, സന്ദേഹാ സ്പദമായ, വാദ്യ, സംശയാസ്പദമായ

Synonyms of arguable

Forms of arguable

comparativemore arguable
superlativemost arguable

Origin of arguable

From argue + -able.

Words formed from arguable

Questions about arguable

What does arguable mean?
Arguable means that can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
What is arguable in Tamil?
Arguable in Tamil is ஏற்கத்தகு, ஏற்புக்குரிய, வாதாடுதற்குரிய. See Arguable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is arguable?
Arguable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce arguable?
Arguable is pronounced /ˈɑːɡjuəbl/ (UK).

Words near arguable in the dictionary

  1. Argovia
  2. Argovian
  3. argpyrimidine
  4. args
  5. arguability
  6. arguable
  7. arguably
  8. arguayoside
  9. argue
  10. argue down
  11. argue like a married couple

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arguable (page history and authors); arguable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); arguable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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