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Definitions for debatable
dɪˈbeɪ tə bəlde·bat·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. debatable, problematic, problematicaladjective

    open to doubt or debate

    "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"

  2. arguable, debatable, disputable, mootadjective

    open to argument or debate

    "that is a moot question"

  3. debatable, disputableadjective

    capable of being disproved

Wiktionary

  1. debatableadjective

    Controversial. Not fully proved, open to debate, sometimes used humorously.

  2. debatableadjective

    Of a person, argumentative.

    That debatable individual.

  3. debatableadjective

    A fitting subject for debate.

    The lack of bonuses isn't debatable.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Debatableadjective

    liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question

  2. Etymology: [Cf. OF. debatable. See Debate.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of debatable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of debatable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of debatable in a Sentence

  1. Mutsumi Kagawa:

    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.

  2. Jeff Tjornehoj:

    Now it's debatable whether the Fed will even act in December.

  3. David Brock:

    If Republicans were smart, which is debatable, they would end this farce before it does even more damage to them than it already has.

  4. Govind Makharia:

    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.

  5. Douglas Barrie:

    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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