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Definitions for debatable
dɪˈbeɪ tə bəlde·bat·able
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Princeton's WordNet
debatable, problematic, problematicaladjective
open to doubt or debate
"If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"
arguable, debatable, disputable, mootadjective
open to argument or debate
"that is a moot question"
debatable, disputableadjective
capable of being disproved
Wiktionary
debatableadjective
Controversial. Not fully proved, open to debate, sometimes used humorously.
debatableadjective
Of a person, argumentative.
That debatable individual.
debatableadjective
A fitting subject for debate.
The lack of bonuses isn't debatable.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Debatableadjective
Disputable; that which is, or may be, subject to controversy.
Etymology: from debate.
The French requested, that the fishing of Tweede, the debatable ground, and the Scottish hostages, might be restored to the Scots. John Hayward.
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debatable
Debatable refers to something that is open to discussion or argument, typically because it is not entirely agreed upon or established. It concerns a subject, topic, or issue that has varying views, opinions or interpretations, leading to potentially different conclusions, thus making it disputable or controversial.
Webster Dictionary
Debatableadjective
liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question
Etymology: [Cf. OF. debatable. See Debate.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of debatable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of debatable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of debatable in a Sentence
The economy is softening and will soften for now. But whether the U.S. is entering a recession is still debatable, lower bond yields will support the economy while (U.S. President Donald) Trump is likely to take steps to support the economy as he seeks re-election. The economy could pick up later this year.
Now it's debatable whether the Fed will even act in December.
If Republicans were smart, which is debatable, they would end this farce before it does even more damage to them than it already has.
The issue of celiac disease as a cause of infertility has remained a debatable issue, the pooling of data from all the eligible studies in this meta-analysis now brings forth reasonable evidence to support screening.
That Iran has a growing capability in UAVs isn't debatable. What is an open question is the actual levels of technology it often employs.
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