arguable

[ ahr-gyoo-uh-buh l ]

/ ˈɑr gyu ə bəl /

susceptible to debate, challenge, or doubt; questionable: Whether this is the best plan of action or not is arguable.

susceptible to being supported by convincing or persuasive argument: Admirers agree that it is arguable he is the finest pianist of his generation.

Origin of arguable

First recorded in 1605–15; argue + -able

ar·gu·a·bly, adverb non·ar·gu·a·ble, adjective un·ar·gu·a·ble, adjective un·ar·gu·a·bly, adverb

argonon, argos, argosy, argot, argovie, arguable, arguably, argue, argufy, argument, argumentation

Whether or not one likes the music of Garth Brooks, it is arguable that he is the last and only populist in pop culture.

I'm Not Country or Pop. I'm Just Pure Garth Brooks. |David Masciotra |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Some (many) critics would argue that that is seven campy, poorly made, arguable offensive films too many.

Hey! Some People Liked Grown Ups 2: Critics Defend The Razzie Nominations |Amy Zimmerman |January 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Youth, beauty, apparent vigour and even the most arguable personal virtues may be sanctified by a sudden and violent death.

Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley |John Garth |November 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Where would a justice be more likely than in Israel to run across an arguable precept.

A Hebrew Democratic State for All Its Citizens |Bernard Avishai |October 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

It is arguable, and I would do so, that without her we would have been denied the glory of Les Fleurs du Mal.

Baudelaire’s Femme Fatale Muse |James MacManus |May 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He became sensible, arguable, uncertain, submitting himself to the balances of reason and expediency like the rest of us.

Essays in Rebellion |Henry W. Nevinson
"Commission form of government" is a subject, but it is not arguable, for it gives you no hold either for affirming or denying.

The Making of Arguments |J. H. Gardiner
One does not argue, for there are certain things not arguable.

Pipefuls |Christopher Morley
But one arresting and tremendous difference towers over all these doubtful or arguable differences.

Utopia of Usurers and other Essays |Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Their consultation was brief; there was no arguable question of what must be done, only of how.

World of the Drone |Robert Abernathy

arguable

/ (ˈɑːɡjʊəbəl) /

capable of being disputed; doubtful

capable of being supported by argument; plausible