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Vinony

arguable

adjective

  1. able to provide an argument for
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Pronunciation: /ˈɑːɡjuəbl/ / /ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin arguōder. Old French arguerbor. Middle English arguen English argue Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English arguable From argue + -able.

  1. That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
  2. 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) […”