English-German translations for debatable

• diskutabel
• fragwürdig
  Beiden Unternehmen kommen staatliche Beihilfen zugute, deren Rechtmäßigkeit fragwürdig ist. Both companies benefit from state aid of a debatable legitimacy.
  Aus diesem Grunde erscheint auch der Nutzen dieses Änderungsantrags fragwürdig. For this reason, the point of such an amendment also appears debatable.
  Vielmehr geht es darum, im Namen unserer Väter anzuerkennen, dass das begangene Unrecht moralisch fragwürdig, ja sträflich war. On the contrary, we have to recognise, on behalf of our forebears, that the evil deeds that were committed were morally debatable, if not downright reprehensible.

Definition of debatable

• Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed
• Able to be debated; up for discussion
• A topic that is open to debate

Examples

• Those data are debatable: no one has been able to replicate them.
• Its debatable whether he is the best candidate for the position.
• The lack of bonuses this year is not debatable.

Related words

• debate
• debater
• debated
• undebatable
• debating society
• election debate
• budget debate
• TV debate
• emergency debate