Indisputable Meaning
/ˌɪn.dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot disputable; not open to question; obviously true
Sentence Examples
There is indisputable proof that Tom is the thief.
It's an indisputable matter.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The DNA evidence provided ____ proof that the suspect was at the crime scene.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It is an ____ fact that the Earth orbits around the sun, despite what some might claim.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin disputo Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin disputābilis Latin indisputābilislbor. English indisputable Learned borrowing from Latin indisputābilis. By surface analysis, in- + disputable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Nay, if he be of a proud humour, […] he will not Bate an Ace of abſolute certainty, but however doubtful or improbable the thing is, coming f[r]om him it muſt go for an indiſputable truth."
— 1674, [Richard Allestree], “Of Positiveness”, in The Government of the Tongue. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: At the Theater, →OCLC, page 197:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The DNA evidence provided ____ proof that the suspect was at the crime scene.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It is an ____ fact that the Earth orbits around the sun, despite what some might claim.