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Definition: Arguably |
ArguablyAdverb1. As can be shown by argument; "she is arguably the best". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Crosswords: Arguably |
| Specialty definitions using "arguably": dynamic binding. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | This microscopic fungus, seen here using Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA) microscopy, is arguably the most important cause of pneumonia in the immunocompromised host, such as an individual with AIDS. Credit: CDC. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Economic development is arguably the highest priority of the Mbeki government. (references) | |
Singapore is arguably the Asian leader in the aerospace repair and overhaul segment, but watches carefully as other Asian rivals eagerly develop their own aerospace industries. (references) | ||
Economic History | Brazil | Of the four MERCOSUL countries, Brazil is arguably the preferred country for investment and exports in the sector. (references) |
Finland | Narrative: Finland's telecommunications market is one of the most developed in Europe and arguably one of the most developed anywhere in the world. (references) | |
Australia | The Queensland government, boosted by an election victory, continues to support business development, arguably more than any other Australian State. (references) | |
Travel | Cote D'ivoire | Cte d'Ivoire has an excellent infrastructure by developing country standards and arguably the best in sub-Saharan West Africa: things work most of the time. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Arguably" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.84% of the time. "Arguably" is used about 636 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 99.84% | 635 | 10,242 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.16% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 636 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
arguably | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "arguably"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 可争论地. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Czech | pravdìpodobnì (in all probability, likely, presumably, probably, very likely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | diskutabel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vitathatóan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Korean | 논증 수 있. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arguablyay спорно. (various references) diskutabelt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "arguably": inarguably, unarguably. (additional references) | |
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"Arguably" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: argueably, Farghaly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "arguably" (pronounced Ä"rgyuwublē) |
| 4 | -u b l ē | admirably, amiably, amicably, appreciably, audibly, charitably, comfortably, comparably, conceivably, considerably, credibly, creditably, demonstrably, equitably, fashionably, favorably, feasibly, flexibly, forcibly, formidably, honorably, horribly, impeccably, imperceptibly, implausibly, impossibly, improbably, incomparably, incredibly, indelibly, indisputably, inevitably, inexorably, inexplicably, inextricably, inseparably, interchangeably, interminably, intolerably, invariably, irreparably, irresistibly, irresponsibly, irretrievably, irreversibly, irrevocably, justifiably, knowledgeably, measurably, memorably, miserably, notably, noticeably, ostensibly, palpably, passably, peaceably, plausibly, possibly, predictably, preferably, presumably, probably, profitably, reasonably, recognizably, regrettably, reliably, remarkably, respectably, responsibly, sensibly, suitably, terribly, unacceptably, unaccountably, unalterably, unavoidably, unbearably, unbelievably, uncomfortably, uncontrollably, undeniably, understandably, unequivocably, unfavorably, unjustifiably, unmistakably, unpredictably, unquestionably, unreasonably, unseasonably, visibly. |
| 3 | -b l ē | ably, assembly, bubbly, doubly, feebly, glibly, humbly, immeasurably, nimbly, nobly, reassembly, subassembly, superbly, trembly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-g-l-r-u-y" | |
-3 letters: alary, argal, aural, bulgy, burly, gayal, glary, graal, gular, gyral, labra, laura, rugal, rugby. | |
-4 letters: ably, agar, agly, alar, alba, alga, aryl, aura, baal, blur, brag, bray, bura, burg, burl, bury, byrl, gaby, gala, garb, gaur, grab, gray, grub, guar, raga, raya, ruby, ruga, ruly, ugly, yuga. | |
-5 letters: aal, aba, aby, aga, ala. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-g-l-r-u-y" | |
+2 letters: inarguably, unarguably. | |
+4 letters: antiburglary, blackguardly. | |
+5 letters: upgradability. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 72 67 75 61 62 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .-. --. ..- .- -... .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110010 01100111 01110101 01100001 01100010 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A r g u a b l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0072 0067 0075 0061 0062 006C 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3584738767687891 |
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