refutable
See also: réfutable
English
Etymology
From Late Latin refūtābilis (“refutable”), equivalent to refute + -able.
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
refutable (not comparable)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
able to be refuted
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Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin refūtābilis (“refutable”). By surface analysis, refutar + -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /refuˈtable/ [re.fuˈt̪a.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: re‧fu‧ta‧ble
Adjective
refutable m or f (masculine and feminine plural refutables)
Further reading
- “refutable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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