Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Debatable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Debatable \De*bat"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.]
Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or
contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable
question.
{The Debatable Land} or {Ground}, a tract of land between the
Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland;
the Batable Ground.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
debatable
adj 1: open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which
seems to be extremely problematic" [syn: {problematic},
{problematical}]
2: open to argument or debate [syn: {arguable}, {disputable}]
3: capable of being disproved [syn: {disputable}, {moot}]
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