Meaning & use
Incontrovertibly
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In a way that is impossible to deny or dispute; undeniably.
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The DNA evidence incontrovertibly linked the suspect to the scene.
The results incontrovertibly proved that the new drug was effective.
A note on using this word
It's built from 'controvert' (to dispute) plus the negative prefix 'in-,' so it literally means 'not able to be argued against.'
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debatablyquestionably
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