Meaning

2 senses
  1. Open 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

  2. Able to be debated; up for discussion.

    The lack of bonuses this year is not debatable.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. It's debatable whether what Tom did was wrong or not.

  2. It isn't a debatable issue.

  3. That is debatable.

    Це сумнівно. — deniko

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  4. Tastes and colours are not debatable.

    ruО вкусах не спорят. — al_ex_an_der

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  5. 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
Comparativemore debatable Lesson
Superlativemost debatable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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