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Contested vs Contestable - What's the difference?

contested | contestable |

As adjectives the difference between contested and contestable

is that contested is controversial; contentious; debated while contestable is that which can be contested.

As a verb contested

is past tense of contest.

contested

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • controversial; contentious; debated

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (contest)

    • contestable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That which can be contested.
    • Some said he was the greatest of his time but with the amount of talent around that view was contestable

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