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debunkable

/diːˈbʌŋkəbəl/

debunkable adjective: capable of being debunked.

Adjective

debunkable (comparative more debunkable, superlative most debunkable)

  1. Capable of being debunked.
    • Knowledge must be debunkable and stands only until it is debunked. In a liberal scientific society, to claim that you are above error is the height of irresponsibility.1995, Jonathan Rauch, Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought, page 51

Forms of debunkable

comparativemore debunkable
superlativemost debunkable

Origin of debunkable

From debunk + -able.

Questions about debunkable

What does debunkable mean?
Debunkable means capable of being debunked.
What part of speech is debunkable?
Debunkable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce debunkable?
Debunkable is pronounced /diːˈbʌŋkəbəl/.

Words near debunkable in the dictionary

  1. debundle
  2. debundled
  3. debundles
  4. debundling
  5. debunk
  6. debunkable
  7. debunked
  8. debunker
  9. debunkers
  10. debunking
  11. debunkings

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