adj. Controversial. Not fully proved, open to debate, sometimes used humorously.
adj. Of a person, argumentative.
adj. A fitting subject for debate.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Admitting of debate or argument; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; questionable: as, a debatable question; debatable claims.
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adj. open to argument or debate
adj. capable of being disproved
adj. open to doubt or debate
Word Usage
"Here we have a court ruling relying on a debatable interpretation of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The reason I say "debatable" is that for two other different cases the court has interpreted the same article in exactly the opposite sense."