debatable
Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmedOpen to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
» It's debatable whether what Tom did was wrong or not.
Meaning
2 sensesOpen 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.
umstritten, fraglich, strittig
спо́рныйspórnyj, дискуссио́нныйdiskussiónnyj
спі́рнийspírnyj
open to argument or debate
Able to be debated; up for discussion.
The lack of bonuses this year is not debatable.
Examples
11 sentencesIt's debatable whether what Tom did was wrong or not.
It isn't a debatable issue.
That is debatable.
Це сумнівно. — deniko
Tastes and colours are not debatable.
ruО вкусах не спорят. — al_ex_an_der
Accept it or not, this is a debatable view.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French debatable (French débattable), equivalent to debate + -able.From Old French debatable (French débattable), equivalent to debate + -able.
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Forms
more debatable, most debatable| Comparative | more debatable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most debatable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- capable of being disproved:disputable
- open to doubt or debate:problematicproblematical
- open to argument or debate:arguabledisputablemoot
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form