Contestably

/kənˈtɛstəbli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner that is open to dispute or challenge; arguably or debatably.

Etymology

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'contestable,' transforming the adjective into an adverb that describes how something is done or stated in a disputable way.

Kelly Says

When someone says 'contestably, that's the best pizza in the city,' they're admitting upfront that their opinion is debatable—it's a linguistic way of being honest about subjectivity!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንገድ መንገድ
men-ged men-ged
ARالعربية
مُناقَشَةُ
mu-naqashah
BNবাংলা
বিরোধপূর্ণ
bi-ro-do-poor-n
CACatalà
contestablement
kon-tes-ta-ble-men-t
CSČeština
sporne
spo-rne
DADansk
bestrideligt
best-ri-de-ligt
DEDeutsch
streitiglich
stre-i-tig-lich
ELΕλληνικά
διαπραγματευόμενο
dia-pra-gma-te-u-me-no
ESEspañol
contestablemente
kon-tes-ta-ble-men-te
FAفارسی
مخالف
mo-kh-al-f
FISuomi
kiistanalainen
kiis-ta-na-lai-nen
FRFrançais
contestablement
kon-tes-ta-ble-man
GUGU
વિવાદ
vi-vaad
HAHA
ƙaraminci
kar-a-min-ci
HEעברית
הניתן לויכוח
ha-ni-an le-vi-choach
HIहिन्दी
विवादस्पद
vi-vaad-spa-d
HUMagyar
vita-tárgy
vi-ta-tar-gy
IDBahasa Indonesia
dapat diperdebatkan
da-pat di-per-de-bat-kan
IGIG
ikegbu
i-keg-bu
ITItaliano
contestabilmente
kon-tes-ta-bi-li-men-te
JA日本語
論争できる
ron-sei-de-ru
KKKK
жалба жасайтын
jal-ba ja-sa-y-tyn
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង
pra-cha-ang
KO한국어
논쟁할 수 있게
non-jeong-hal su is-se-ge
MRMR
विवादस्पद
vi-vaad-spa-d
MSBahasa Melayu
dapat diperdebatkan
da-pat di-per-de-bat-kan
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြောနိုင်
ska-ar-p-yaw no-ing
NLNederlands
betwistbaar
bet-wist-baar
NONorsk
bestridelig
best-ri-de-lig
PAPA
ਵਿਵਾਦ
vi-vaad
PLPolski
spornie
sporn-ie
PTPortuguês
contestavelmente
kon-tes-ta-va-men-te
RORomână
contestabil
kon-tes-ta-bil
RUРусский
спорно
spor-no
SVSvenska
disputabelt
dis-pu-ta-belt
SWKiswahili
inaweza kupingana
i-na-we-za ku-pi-nga-na
TAதமிழ்
விவாதத்திற்குரிய
vi-va-tha-tti-r-ku-ri
TEతెలుగు
వివాదాస్పదంగా
vi-va-da-as-pa-da-nga
THไทย
สามารถโต้แย้งได้
sa-mar-thit-toe-yaeng-dai
TLTL
maaring pag-usapan
ma-ar-ing pa-gus-apan
TRTürkçe
tartışmalı
tar-tish-mal-i
UKУкраїнська
пересудним
pe-re-su-d-nym
URاردو
منازعہ
man-aa-za-eh
VITiếng Việt
có thể tranh cãi
co the tranh cai
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
o-po
ZH中文
可争议地
kě zhēngyì dì
ZUZU
ukuthiwe
ku-thi-we

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