disputably

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adverb

In a disputable manner.

Similar
questionablyarguablydebatably
Opposite
indisputablyundisputablyunquestionablyundeniably
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English disputable →
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Meanings

adverbdisputably (comparative more disputably, superlative most disputably)

comparative more disputably · superlative most disputably

  1. In a disputable manner.

    Synonyms: questionably, arguably, debatably · Antonyms: indisputably, undisputably, unquestionably, undeniably

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a disputable manner.

Similar
questionablyarguablydebatably
Opposite
indisputablyundisputablyunquestionablyundeniably
Also see
arguably

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Latinputus
  7. Latinputō
  8. Latindisputo
  9. Latindisputābili
  10. Englishdisputable
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. Englishdisputably

From disputable + -ly, equivalent to dispute + -ably.

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APA

disputably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disputably

MLA

“disputably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disputably. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disputably,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disputably.

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