Thesaurus: debatable
Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.
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Definitions
- a. Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.
- adj. open to doubt or debate
- adj. open to argument or debate
- adj. capable of being disproved
- 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.
- Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy orcontention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.The Debatable Land or Ground, a tract of land between the Esk and theSark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground.
- j:100 s. open to doubt or debate s. capable of being disproved