adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
That can be contested; debatable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Some said he was the greatest of his time but with the amount of talent around that view was contestable.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 2
capable of being contested
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: incontestable
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English contest Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English contestable From contest + -able.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.