controvertibleadj.

Brit.

/ˌkɒntrəˈvəːtᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˌkɑntrəˈvərdəb(ə)l/

Forms:

α. see controvert v. and -ible suffix.

β. 1600s contravertable, 1600s–1700s controvertable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: controvert v., -ible suffix.

Etymology: < controvert v. + -ible suffix. Compare post-classical Latin controvertibilis (1611 or earlier), Italian controvertibile (1615 or earlier).With the β. forms compare -able suffix.

Capable of being controverted; contestable, disputable, questionable. Cf. incontrovertible adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective]

openlOE

doubtousc1330

uncertain1338

doubtyc1380

brigousa1387

doubtablec1400

doubtfula1425

questionable1443

batable1453

strivablec1456

inquirable1485

litigious1520

doubtsomea1522

disputable1548

dubious1548

doubted?1551

moot1563

problematical1567

discussiblea1578

debatable1581

controversial1583

disputativea1586

debateful1587

decidable1596

controversible1601

controvertible1601

controversal1604

controversable1607

problematic1609

controversary1610

left-handed1610

disputed1611

dubitable1625

quarrellable1642

catchinga1670

non liquet1678

brigose1679

contestable1702

equivocala1797

controversional1807

contradictable1856

discutable1868

hinky1961

1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. Pref to Rdr. 1 Selfe loue..so causeth an opinion at first but probably controuertible, to bee in the end as an axiom mainely defensible.

1610 Bp. J. Hall Common Apol. against Brownists xxxiii. 83 If controuertible or doubtfull, men ought to beare one with anothers different iudgement.

1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 121 Covenants containing smaller and controvertible points.

1749 R. C. Nugent Considerations Reduction of Land-tax 3 No wonder if propositions always controverted, and in their nature always controvertible, should be esteemed certain and invariable maxims.

1769 H. Langrishe Considerations on Dependencies of Great Brit. 25 These are temporary cautions, the wisdom of which is controvertible.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 34 It still remains a controvertible position, whether light, heat, magnetism and electricity are material substances.

1875 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 69 We seem not to care for any doctrine that is not controvertible.

1920 Times Lit. Suppl. 26 Aug. 542/3 Why..M. Hovelaque should have considered it necessary to conclude his work on this note of controvertible comparison.

1963 Times 1 June 4/4 The spirit with which Kent responded to it made all earlier scoring rates seem controvertible.

2002 H. Kunzru Impressionist (2003) 196 Through the controvertible methodology of science, craniometry has revealed the foundation of British imperial domination of the world.

Derivatives

controˈvertibly adv.

ΚΠ

1782 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 22/2 It has led the learned modern Annalist to use the terms stone and chair controvertibly, with out that precision which is so essential to an historian.

1833 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 26 Oct. 310/1 Mr Galt says—less controvertibly—‘It appeared to me that those destined to rise higher in the world had about them something which indicated their superiority’.

2012 J. M. Bromley Intimacy & Sexuality in Age of Shakespeare ii. 73 Shakespeare recasts the play's other representations of male same-sex bonds in familial terms that are safely, though controvertibly, non-erotic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	controvertible
释义	controvertibleadj. Brit. /ˌkɒntrəˈvəːtᵻbl/, U.S. /ˌkɑntrəˈvərdəb(ə)l/ Forms: α. see controvert v. and -ible suffix. β. 1600s contravertable, 1600s–1700s controvertable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: controvert v., -ible suffix. Etymology: < controvert v. + -ible suffix. Compare post-classical Latin controvertibilis (1611 or earlier), Italian controvertibile (1615 or earlier).With the β. forms compare -able suffix. Capable of being controverted; contestable, disputable, questionable. Cf. incontrovertible adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] openlOE doubtousc1330 uncertain1338 doubtyc1380 brigousa1387 doubtablec1400 doubtfula1425 questionable1443 batable1453 strivablec1456 inquirable1485 litigious1520 doubtsomea1522 disputable1548 dubious1548 doubted?1551 moot1563 problematical1567 discussiblea1578 debatable1581 controversial1583 disputativea1586 debateful1587 decidable1596 controversible1601 controvertible1601 controversal1604 controversable1607 problematic1609 controversary1610 left-handed1610 disputed1611 dubitable1625 quarrellable1642 catchinga1670 non liquet1678 brigose1679 contestable1702 equivocala1797 controversional1807 contradictable1856 discutable1868 hinky1961 1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. Pref to Rdr. 1 Selfe loue..so causeth an opinion at first but probably controuertible, to bee in the end as an axiom mainely defensible. 1610 Bp. J. Hall Common Apol. against Brownists xxxiii. 83 If controuertible or doubtfull, men ought to beare one with anothers different iudgement. 1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 121 Covenants containing smaller and controvertible points. 1749 R. C. Nugent Considerations Reduction of Land-tax 3 No wonder if propositions always controverted, and in their nature always controvertible, should be esteemed certain and invariable maxims. 1769 H. Langrishe Considerations on Dependencies of Great Brit. 25 These are temporary cautions, the wisdom of which is controvertible. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 34 It still remains a controvertible position, whether light, heat, magnetism and electricity are material substances. 1875 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 69 We seem not to care for any doctrine that is not controvertible. 1920 Times Lit. Suppl. 26 Aug. 542/3 Why..M. Hovelaque should have considered it necessary to conclude his work on this note of controvertible comparison. 1963 Times 1 June 4/4 The spirit with which Kent responded to it made all earlier scoring rates seem controvertible. 2002 H. Kunzru Impressionist (2003) 196 Through the controvertible methodology of science, craniometry has revealed the foundation of British imperial domination of the world. Derivatives controˈvertibly adv. ΚΠ 1782 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 22/2 It has led the learned modern Annalist to use the terms stone and chair controvertibly, with out that precision which is so essential to an historian. 1833 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 26 Oct. 310/1 Mr Galt says—less controvertibly—‘It appeared to me that those destined to rise higher in the world had about them something which indicated their superiority’. 2012 J. M. Bromley Intimacy & Sexuality in Age of Shakespeare ii. 73 Shakespeare recasts the play's other representations of male same-sex bonds in familial terms that are safely, though controvertibly, non-erotic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1601
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