arguable

[ ahr-gyoo-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. susceptible to debate, challenge, or doubt; questionable:

   Whether this is the best plan of action or not is arguable.

2. susceptible to being supported by convincing or persuasive argument:

   Admirers agree that it is arguable he is the finest pianist of his generation.

arguable

/ ˈɑːɡjʊəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being disputed; doubtful
2. capable of being supported by argument; plausible

Other Words From

• argu·a·bly adverb
• non·argu·a·ble adjective
• un·argu·a·ble adjective
• un·argu·a·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of arguable¹

First recorded in 1605–15; argue + -able

Example Sentences

They said the grounds of her case "do not raise an arguable point of law".

From BBC

In court their barrister announced it has been conceded there are arguable grounds of challenge.

From BBC

What’s not arguable is that, as a man seemingly born to play baseball, he generated admiration and controversy in almost equal amounts.

From Los Angeles Times

In freezing his assets, the High Court judge said he found that the investors had "an arguable case that the share sale agreements were induced by Mr Tripathi’s fraudulent misrepresentations".

From BBC

"We are satisfied that the ground of appeal now advanced is arguable," Dame Victoria said.

From BBC

Related Words

• conceivable
• defensible
• imaginable