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Definition of Controvertible
1. a. Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of question.
Definition of Controvertible
1. Adjective. Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Controvertible
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Controvertible
Literary usage of Controvertible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Codes of California as Amended and in Force at the Close of the Thirty by California, James Manford Kerr (1907)
"VI PRESUMPTIONS—controvertible. (2379) } 1063 24. That a letter duly directed
and mailed was received in the regular course of the mail; 25. ..."
2. The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports of Cases in the (1874)
"... need the word " illegal," namely, as equivalent to malum prohibitum.] "
Illegal " and " unauthorised " are controvertible terms. In Ernest v. ..."
3. Thesaurus of English words and phrases by Peter Mark Roget (1883)
"... -deniable, -questionable; in-disputable, -contestable, -controvertible, ...
in suspense, open to discussion ; controvertible ; in question &c. ..."
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