debatable
A topic that is open to debateA topic that is open to debate.
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» It's debatable whether what Tom did was wrong or not.
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1 sensesA topic that is open to debate.
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.
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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