debunkable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

debunk +‎ -able

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): [diːˈbʌŋkəbəɫ], [diːˈbʊŋkəbəɫ]

Adjective[edit]

debunkable (comparative more debunkable, superlative most debunkable)

  1. Capable of being debunked.
    • 1995, Jonathan Rauch, Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought, page 51:
      Knowledge must be debunkable and stands only until it is debunked. In a liberal scientific society, to claim that you are above error is the height of irresponsibility.