DEBATE, legislation, practice. A contestation between two or more persons, in which they take different sides of a question, and maintain them, respectively, by facts and arguments; or it is a discussion, in writing, of some contested point. 2.

What does debatable mean?

1 : claimed by more than one country debatable border territory. 2a : open to dispute : questionable the debatable wisdom of his advice. b : open to debate. 3 : capable of being debated.

What is it called when something is debatable?

mootable. problematical. undecided. unsettled. between rock and hard place.