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arguably

UK/ˈɑːɡjuəbli//ˈɑɹɡjuəbli/

arguably adverb: as can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.

Adverb

arguably (comparative more arguably, superlative most arguably)

  1. As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.
    • In the early 1770s the bogey figure for opposition politicians was arguably not so much North in the Commons as Mansfield behind the curtain, the country's greatest lawyer (and another Caledonian to gratify the Scotophobes) keeping an irresolute Cabinet committed to waging war in America.2004, Barry Coward, Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theory in Early Modern Europe: From the Waldensians to the French Revolution
    • By random chance alone, 99 times out of 100, the Lions should have won an NFL or NFC championship. Worse for arguably the league’s unluckiest fan base, the Lions haven’t really been competitive.2022 February 12, Harry Enten, “Cincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Rams: The unluckiest sports teams and other Super Bowl musings”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2025

arguably meaning in Malayalam

arguably in Malayalam

possibly, conceivably, feasibly
ഒരു പക്ഷേ, ഒരുവേള, കഴിയുംവണ്ണം, സാദ്ധ്യമാകുംവണ്ണം, മനസ്സിലാക്കാവുന്നതുപോലെ, ശക്യമാംവിധം

Examples of arguably in a sentence

  • The two-word poem "Fleas", by Ogden Nash, is arguably the shortest poem in the English language.
  • Wintour, arguably the last link to the company’s glory years, will not be around forever.
  • If Swiftiedom were a country, it might arguably be the happiest place on Earth.

All 40 example sentences with arguably

Synonyms of arguably

Forms of arguably

comparativemore arguably
superlativemost arguably

Origin of arguably

From arguable + -ly.

Questions about arguably

What does arguably mean?
Arguably means as can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.
What is arguably in Malayalam?
Arguably in Malayalam is ഒരു പക്ഷേ, ഒരുവേള, കഴിയുംവണ്ണം. See Arguably meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is arguably?
Arguably is an adverb.
How do you pronounce arguably?
Arguably is pronounced /ˈɑːɡjuəbli/ (UK).

Words near arguably in the dictionary

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

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: arguably (page history and authors); arguably (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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