debatable
adjective
- able to be argued
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: [dɪˈbeɪtəbəɫ]
adj
Etymology: From Old French debatable (French débattable), equivalent to debate + -able.
- Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
“Those data are debatable: no one has been able to replicate them.”
“It's debatable whether he is the best candidate for the position.”
- Able to be debated; up for discussion.
“The lack of bonuses this year is not debatable.”
noun
Etymology: From Old French debatable (French débattable), equivalent to debate + -able.
- A topic that is open to debate.
“Just how many glaucoma patients there are in the United States and just how prevalent is the disease are two unknowns or at least two debatables.”