capable of being debated
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Thomism — St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225 1274), the eponym of Thomism. Picture by Fra Angelico (c. 1395 1455) … Wikipedia
debatable — adjective Date: 1536 1. claimed by more than one country < debatable border territory > 2. a. open to dispute ; questionable < the debatable wisdom of his advice > b. open to debate 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
debatable — /di bay teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. open to question; in dispute; doubtful: Whether or not he is qualified for the job is debatable. 2. capable of being debated. [1425 75; late ME < MF. See DEBATE, ABLE] Syn. 1. questionable, dubious, arguable,… … Universalium
forensic — fo·ren·sic /fə ren sik, zik/ adj [Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum] 1: belonging to, used in, or suitable to the courts or to public discussion and debate 2: relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge (as … Law dictionary
debatable — I adjective admitting of doubt, ambiguous, arguable, at issue, baffling, capable of being debated, changeable, confutable, conjecturable, conjectural, contentious, contestable, controversial, controvertible, cryptic, deniable, disposed to… … Law dictionary
litigable — I adjective actionable, appealable, arguable, argumentative, capable of being debated, confutable, contestable, controversial, controvertible, disputable, in dispute, justiciable, refutable II index actionable, justiciable Burton s Legal… … Law dictionary
debatable — de•bat•a•ble [[t]dɪˈbeɪ tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) open to question; doubtful 2) capable of being debated • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < MF … From formal English to slang
debatable — /dəˈbeɪtəbəl/ (say duh baytuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being debated. 2. in dispute. Also, debateable …
debatable — adj. 1 questionable; subject to dispute. 2 capable of being debated. Derivatives: debatably adv. Etymology: OF debatable or AL debatabilis (as DEBATE) … Useful english dictionary
de|bat|a|ble — «dih BAY tuh buhl», adjective. 1. capable of being debated; open to debate. To be debatable a topic must have at least two sides. SYNONYM(S): moot, questionable. 2. not decided; in dispute: »Once the two countries agreed, the boundary line was no … Useful english dictionary
