different between uncertain vs controvertible

English

Etymology

un- +? certain

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?s??t?n/
• Rhymes: -??(r)t?n

Adjective

uncertain (comparative more uncertain, superlative most uncertain)

1. Not certain; unsure.
   • 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious

     Man, without the protection of a superior Being, […] is […] uncertain of everything that he hopes for.

2. Not known for certain; questionable.

3. Not yet determined; undecided.
4. Variable and subject to change.
5. Fitful or unsteady.

   • Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.

6. Unpredictable or capricious.

Antonyms

• certain

Related terms

• uncertainly, uncertainty

Translations

Noun

uncertain pl (plural only)

1. (with "the") Something uncertain.

Anagrams

• N Centauri, centaurin, encurtain, runcinate

English

Etymology

controvert +? -ible

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nt???v?t?bl?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nt???v??t?bl?/
• Hyphenation: con?tro?vert?i?ble

Adjective

controvertible (comparative more controvertible, superlative most controvertible)

1. Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.

   Synonym: disputable

   Antonym: incontrovertible

Related terms

• controvert
• controversy

Translations

Further reading

• controvertible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• controvertible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.