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discutable — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arguable adj That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
  • debatable adj Not clearly settled — open to argument or doubt.
  • moot adj Open to debate; not settled, or (especially in American English) no longer having any practical importance.
  • questionable adj Open to doubt; not clearly true, sound, or reliable.

Senses

discutable is used for these senses in English:

  • arguable (colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.
  • debatable Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
  • moot (current in, _, UK, rare, _, in the, _) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
  • questionable Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.

arguable — full definition

  1. adj That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
  2. adj Open to doubt, argument or debate.

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