debatable

Speech parts

1. debatable - Noun

2. debatable - Adjective

3. debatable - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.

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Examples

Nothing is absolute, with the debatable exceptions of this statement and death. John Ralston Saul

One reason why mathematics enjoys special esteem, above all other sciences, is that its laws are absolutely certain and indisputable, while those of other sciences are to some extent debatable and in constant danger of being overthrown by newly disco. Albert Einstein

To pass to the deluge, and beyond it, and to come to close quarters with our proper division, the origin of Romance itself is a very debatable subject, or rather it is a subject which the wiser mind will hardly care to debate much. George Saintsbury

I do not propose to argue the case for evolution, which I regard as being quite as well proven as most other historical facts, but to discuss its possible causes, which are certainly debatable. J. B. S. Haldane

It was a fair decision, the penalty, even though it was debatable whether it was inside or outside the box. Bobby Charlton

That does not mean that we must forego just and fair criticism, or refrain from opposition to policies which are debatable or which do not command our approval. Bainbridge Colby

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