English-Thai Dictionary

debatable

ADJ ซึ่ง โต้แย้ง ได้  ซึ่ง ยัง ถกเถียง กัน อยู่  arguable questionable disputable sueng-to-yaeng-dai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEBATABLE

a.That may be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; as a debatable question.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEBATABLE

De *bat "a *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. debatable. See Debate. ]

 

Defn: Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. The Debatable Land or Ground, a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

debatable

de bat a ble |diˈbātəbəl dəˈbeɪdəbəl | ▶adjective open to discussion or argument: it is debatable whether the country is coming out of recession. • historical (of land ) on the border between two countries and claimed by each. DERIVATIVES de bat a bly |-blē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

debatable

de |bat ¦able |dɪˈbeɪtəb (ə )l | ▶adjective open to discussion or argument: it is debatable whether the country is coming out of recession. • historical (of land ) on the border between two countries and claimed by each. DERIVATIVES debatably adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

debatable

debatable adjective the historical accuracy of this account is debatable: arguable, disputable, questionable, open to question, controversial, contentious; doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unsure, unclear; borderline, inconclusive, moot, unsettled, unresolved, unconfirmed, undetermined, undecided, up in the air, iffy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

debatable

debatable adjective the extent to which personality is inherited is debatable: arguable, disputable, questionable, open to question, open to debate, subject to debate, controversial, contentious, doubtful, open to doubt, in doubt, dubious, uncertain, unsure, unclear, vague, borderline, inconclusive, moot, unsettled, unresolved, unconfirmed, undetermined, undecided, unknown, up in the air, not yet established; problematical, puzzling, perplexing, riddling; a controversial subject, a live issue, a moot point, a matter of opinion; informal iffy, on the back burner, on ice; rare controvertible, unestablished. ANTONYMS indisputable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

debatable

de b á t a ble 形容詞 1 議論の余地のある, 異論のある ; 〖It is ～ wh節 〗…かどうかは議論の余地がある ▸ It is debatable whether he is a tragic hero .彼が悲劇的な英雄かどうかは議論の余地がある 2 論争 [係争 ]中の .