спо́рный — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arguable adj Able to be supported by good reasons, evidence or logic.
- contentious adj Likely to cause disagreement or heated argument.
- controversial adjective Causing or likely to cause strong disagreement or public debate.
- debatable adj Not clearly settled — open to argument or doubt.
- disputable adj Describing an opinion, statement or question that people could argue about, because it is not yet settled.
- disputed adjective Not agreed upon; still being argued over or questioned.
- moot adj Open to debate; not settled, or (especially in American English) no longer having any practical importance.
- questionable adj Open to doubt; not clearly true, sound, or reliable.
Senses
спо́рный is used for these senses in English:
- arguable (colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
- contentious Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
- controversial Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
- debatable Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
- disputable Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
- disputed Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
- in question In doubt, under dispute.
- moot (current in, _, UK, rare, _, in the, _) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
arguable — full definition
- adj Able to be supported by good reasons, evidence or logic.
- adj Not certain, and reasonably open to question or discussion.
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