debatable

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective open to doubt or debate
  2. adjective open to argument or debate
  3. adjective capable of being disproved

Etymology

From Old French debatable (French débattable), equivalent to debate + -able.

In classic literature

Synonyms

problematic, problematical

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