debatable

adj.

1. Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible.
2. Open to dispute; questionable.
3. In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country.

debatably de·bat'a·bly adv.

adjective

In doubt or dispute: arguable, contested, disputable, doubtful, exceptionable, moot, mootable, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain. See certain/uncertain.

adj

Definition: controversial
Antonyms: certain, inarguable, incontrovertible, indubious, questionable, sure, uncontestable, undoubted

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IN BRIEF: Subject to question, contention or dispute.

Without sufficient research and testing, the results of the experiment are highly debatable.

Common misspelling(s) of debatable

• debateable

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - diskutabel, omstridt

Nederlands (Dutch)
betwist(baar), discutabel

Français (French)
adj. - discutable, contestable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - diskutabel, strittig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συζητήσιμος, διαφιλονικούμενος, αμφιλεγόμενος

Italiano (Italian)
discutibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - discutível

Русский (Russian)
спорный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - discutible, capaz de ser debatido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - diskutabel, omstridd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可争论的, 未决定的, 成问题的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可爭論的, 未決定的, 成問題的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 해결되지 않은, 논쟁의 소지가 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 論争の余地がある, 異論のある, 係争中の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير مؤكد, قابل للمناقشه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נתון לוויכוח‬

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