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US
/dəˈbeɪtəbəɫ/
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[ UK /dɪbˈeɪtəbəl/ ]
[ UK /dɪbˈeɪtəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- capable of being disproved
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open to doubt or debate
If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic -
open to argument or debate
that is a moot question
How To Use debatable In A Sentence
- Whether a family link provides that connection is debatable. Times, Sunday Times
- If he survived being arrested that is, which given the circs is debatable. Kingsnorth, Battlecat and A Distinct Lack Of Leadership. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
- Whether a family link provides that connection is debatable. Times, Sunday Times
- It is debatable how far the certificate affected the film's box office takings.
- After a miss like that, it is highly debatable he did. The Sun
- Whether a family link provides that connection is debatable. Times, Sunday Times
- Mr Darling should not compound the original error by pursuing a legally debatable claim that would bring a small country to its knees. Times, Sunday Times
- Knowingly or not, these critics are mangling the facts to prove a debatable point and in the process damaging their own cause.
- It's debatable whether the studio recording actually contains the f-word, given the incoherent roar Jim Morrison emits at the song's climax, but there's no ambiguity to the Oedipus context in this live version. Eric Williams: F***ing up the Charts: on F-Words and Music
- In the end it's debatable at whose expense the lulz really were. Times, Sunday Times
