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debatable

adjective

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1
as in questionable
open to question or dispute it's always debatable which college football team is really number one, since there's more than one ranking system

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as in disputable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged the debatable wisdom of going back for another helping from the buffet

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