verifiable

[ˈvɛɹˌfaɪ.ə.bɫ̩]

UK: /ˈvɛɹ.ɪ.faɪ.ə.bəl/

VƐɹFAꞮ · ə · bɫ̩ (3 syllables)

English Adj
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Definition

Able to be verified or confirmed.

Etymology

From verify + -able.

Example Sentences

  • "Do you have verifiable evidence to support that claim?"
  • "Sometimes these sagas and anecdotes are touched with ribaldry, or with excessive obscenity, according to the times, and sometimes they are rooted in obscure but still verifiable deistic concepts."
  • "But the post-truthism that the new autocrats are so apt at employing goes far beyond fibbing: it denies the existence of a verifiable reality. Post-truthism is not chiefly about getting lies accepted as truths but about muddying the waters to the point that it becomes difficult to discern the difference between truth and falsehood."
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