Debatable

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: dɪˈbeɪtÉ™bəɫ

Origin

From Old French debatable (French débattable)

Full definition of debatable

Adjective

1. Controversial. Not fully proved, open to debate, sometimes used humorously.Those data are debatable, no one has been able to replicate them.It's debatable whether he is a stud.
2. Of a person, argumentative.That debatable individual.
3. A fitting subject for debate.The lack of bonuses isn't debatable.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• debatably