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[ dih-mon-struh-buhl, dem-uhn- ] / dɪˈmɒn strə bəl, ˈdɛm ən- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR demonstrable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecapable of being demonstrated or proved. clearly evident; obvious: a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare. Origin of demonstrable1350–1400; Middle English <Old French <Late Latin dēmonstrābilis, equivalent to Latin dēmonstrā(re) (see demonstrate) + -bilis-ble OTHER WORDS FROM demonstrablede·mon·stra·bil·i·ty, de·mon·stra·ble·ness, nounde·mon·stra·bly, adverbnon·de·mon·stra·bil·i·ty, nounnon·de·mon·stra·ble, adjective non·de·mon·stra·ble·ness, nounnon·de·mon·stra·bly, adverbun·de·mon·stra·ble, adjectiveun·de·mon·stra·ble·ness, nounun·de·mon·stra·bly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demonstrableWhen Panetta became CIA director in 2009, he was demonstrably unqualified for the job. Leon Panetta Is What’s Wrong With D.C.|Michael Cohen|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST In Hungary, the demonstrably anti-Semitic Jobbik party finished second. Fascism Is Fashionable Again in Europe|Thane Rosenbaum|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST But they are medical providers in their own right, ones who can demonstrably provide quality care. Why Nurses Should Be Able to Practice Without Doctors|Russell Saunders|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST He is demonstrably someone willing to invest for the long term. The Grahams Sell ‘The Washington Post,’ and Woodward Is Sad|Lloyd Grove|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hanson argues that as soon as Europe was rebuilt America suffered, but this is demonstrably inaccurate. Popping the Epistemic Bubble|Justin Green|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST And the nation was demonstrably growing rapidly, immensely richer; surely cause and effect. Behind the Mirrors|Clinton W. Gilbert To assert that a man has a natural right to control his own government is to assert what is demonstrably false. A Short History of English Liberalism|Walter Lyon Blease But the a priori assumption that each Germanic tribe celebrated in song its own national heroes only is demonstrably incorrect. All variations which are demonstrably useful can be similarly dealt with if their origin is explained by variational tendencies. Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann They are now meeting the fate that was demonstrably certain ten years ago. War and the Future|H. G. Wells
British Dictionary definitions for demonstrable/ (ˈdɛmənstrəbəl, dɪˈmɒn-) /
adjectiveable to be demonstrated or proved Derived forms of demonstrabledemonstrability or demonstrableness, noundemonstrably (ˈdɛmənstrəblɪ, dɪˈmɒn-), adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to demonstrableverifiable, undeniable, unmistakable, obvious, irrefutable, conclusive, axiomatic, certain, deducible, incontrovertible, indubitable, palpable, positive, self-evident, ascertainable, attestable, evincible, inferable |