debatable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [dɪˈbeɪtəbəɫ] (UK)
Etymology
From Old French debatable (French débattable), equivalent to debate + -able.
Meanings
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Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
There’s been a change in President Donald Trump. He used to say he had accomplished more than any other President, a debatable claim. But now he’s using messianic language about himself.
2019 August 21, Zachary B. Wolf, “Trump is either trolling everyone or thinks he’s like a god”, in CNN:While the SCP universe is, of course, filled with things that we would certainly not consider "real", most of the SCPs are tangible or perceivable in some way. There are those concepts, however, whose reality is debatable, even to the SCP Foundation, begging them to ask the question of what, exactly, is real.
2019 January 7, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: Pattern Screamers” (0:11 from the start), in The Exploring Series, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2023:Those data are debatable: no one has been able to replicate them.
It's debatable whether he is the best candidate for the position.
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Able to be debated; up for discussion.
The lack of bonuses this year is not debatable.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| debateable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more debatable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most debatable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undebatable · undebatably · debatably · debatableness · nondebatable
Translations (33)
gl discutible (controversial) · ca discutible (controversial) · ro discutabil (controversial) · pt debatível (controversial) · fr discutable (controversial) · gv yn-arganey (controversial) · la contrōversus (controversial) · sk diskutabilný (controversial) · fr débattable (controversial) · az mübahisəli (controversial) · de fraglich (controversial) · de umstritten (controversial) · pt discutível (controversial) · it discutibile (controversial) · ru спо́рный (controversial) · bg спо́рен (controversial) · be спо́рны (controversial) · cmn 有爭議 /有争议 (controversial) · ru дискуссио́нный (controversial) · gl discutíbel (controversial) · cy dadleuol (controversial) · nl discutabel (controversial) · nl betwistbaar (controversial) · es debatible (controversial) · uk спі́рний (controversial) · bg дискусио́нен (controversial) · it opinabile (controversial) · fi epävarma (controversial) · pl sporny (controversial) · fi kyseenalainen (controversial) · cs diskutabilní (controversial) · de strittig (controversial) · el συζητήσιμος (controversial)