adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˌɪn.dɪˈspju.tə.bli/
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adv
Meaning 1
In a manner that is incapable of being disputed or argued against.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unquestionably, undeniably
Antonyms: disputably
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin disputo Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin disputābilis Latin indisputābilislbor. English indisputable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English indisputably From indisputable + -ly. By surface analysis, in- + disputably.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
indiscutiblement
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Dutch:
onomstotelijk
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Greek:
αναμφισβήτητα
(anamfisvítita)
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Greek:
ασυζητητί
(asyzitití)
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Greek:
αναντίρρητα
(anantírrita)
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Greek:
αναμφίβολα
(anamfívola)
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Hindi:
निस्संदेह
(nissandeh)
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Hungarian:
kétségtelenül
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Hungarian:
kétségkívül
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Hungarian:
vitathatatlanul
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Hungarian:
vitán felül
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Norwegian Bokmål:
udiskutabelt
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Polish:
bezdyskusyjnie
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Polish:
bezspornie
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Polish:
bezsprzecznie
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Romanian:
(în mod) indisputabil
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed
Spanish:
indiscutiblemente
— in a manner that is incapable of being disputed