Meanings
adjectivecounterarguable (comparative more counterarguable, superlative most counterarguable)
comparative more counterarguable · superlative most counterarguable
- Capable of being counterargued.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
- Proto-Italic*argusder.?
- Latinarguō
- Old Frencharguer
- Middle Englisharguen
- Englishargue
- Englishcounterargue
- Englishcounterarguable
From counterargue + -able.
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APA
counterarguable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterarguable
MLA
“counterarguable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterarguable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterarguable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterarguable.
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