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CONTESTABLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Capable of being contested

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

challengeable (capable of being challenged)

debatable; disputable (capable of being disproved)

shakable; shakeable (capable of being weakened)

Also:

questionable (subject to question)

Antonym:

incontestable (incapable of being contested or disputed)

Derivation:

contest (to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation)

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