arguable
adjUK /ˈɑːɡjuəbl/ · US /ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/
Etymology From argue + -able.
1
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
2
Colloquial 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) […2009 January 8, Michelle Slatalla, “Two Can Play That Game”, in The New York Times:
- Derived terms
- arguably, inarguable, unarguable