debatable
English
Etymology
From Old French debatable (French débattable).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
debatable (comparative more debatable, superlative most debatable)
- Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
- Those data are debatable: no one has been able to replicate them.
- It's debatable whether he is the best candidate for the position.
- Able to be debated; up for discussion.
- The lack of bonuses this year is not debatable.
Derived terms
Translations
controversial
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Noun
debatable (plural debatables)
- A topic that is open to debate.
- 1988, Ray Barr, 1,001 medical facts for every home (page 314)
- Just how many glaucoma patients there are in the United States and just how prevalent is the disease are two unknowns or at least two debatables.
- 1988, Ray Barr, 1,001 medical facts for every home (page 314)