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debatable - 3 dictionary results

de⋅bat⋅a⋅ble

[di-bey-tuh-buhl]
–adjective
1. open to question; in dispute; doubtful: Whether or not he is qualified for the job is debatable.
2. capable of being debated.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME < MF. See debate, -able


1. questionable, dubious, arguable, disputable.
de·bat·a·ble   (dĭ-bā'tə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible.
  2. Open to dispute; questionable.
  3. In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country.
de·bat'a·bly adv.

Debatable

De*bat"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See Debate.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.

The Debatable Land or Ground, a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground.
Language Translation for : debatable
Spanish: discutible,
German: strittig,
Japanese: 議論の余地のある
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