arguably

From arguable +‎ -ly.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɡjuəbli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹɡjuəbli/

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arguably (comparative more arguably, superlative most arguably)

1. As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.

   Synonyms: possibly, defensibly

   • 2004, Barry Coward, Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theory in Early Modern Europe: From the Waldensians to the French Revolution:

     In the early 1770s the bogey figure for opposition politicians was arguably not so much North in the Commons as Mansfield behind the curtain, the country's greatest lawyer (and another Caledonian to gratify the Scotophobes) keeping an irresolute Cabinet committed to waging war in America.

• debatably
• disputably
• demonstrably