debatable
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debatable
- [dɪˈbeɪtəbəɫ] UK
Where it comes from
From Old French debatable (French débattable), equivalent to debate + -able.
adjective more debatable · most debatable · debateable
- Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed. Those data are debatable: no one has been able to replicate them.
- Able to be debated; up for discussion. The lack of bonuses this year is not debatable.
noun debatables · debateable
- A topic that is open to debate. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: disputable, contestable, controversial, questionable, problematical, problematic, moot, arguable, disputed, contested, contentious, dubious, reprehensible, doubtful, objectionable, litigious
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adj controversial
| Español | debatible |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 有爭議 /有争议 yǒuzhēngyì |
| Português | discutível, debatível |
| Français | discutable, débattable |
| Deutsch | umstritten, fraglich, strittig |
| Italiano | discutibile, opinabile |
| Ελληνικά | συζητήσιμος syzitísimos |
| Română | discutabil |
| Русский | спо́рный spórnyj, дискуссио́нный diskussiónnyj |
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