debatable
adjective
de·bat·able
di-ˈbā-tə-bəl 
dē-
1
: claimed by more than one country
debatable border territory
2
a
: open to dispute : questionable
the debatable wisdom of his advice
b
: open to debate
3
: capable of being debated
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Examples of debatable in a Sentence
it's always debatable which college football team is really number one, since there's more than one ranking system
the debatable wisdom of going back for another helping from the buffet
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Whether the measure has anything to do with homelessness is debatable.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
At least the film made its debut in competition in Cannes alongside a few other features of debatable quality by directors of the same generation — one or two of which may at least make The Shrouds look good in comparison.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
At least the film made its debut in competition in Cannes alongside a few other features of debatable quality by directors of the same generation — one or two of which may at least make The Shrouds look good in comparison.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
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“Debatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debatable. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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