debatey

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From debate +‎ -y.

Adjective[edit]

debatey (comparative more debatey, superlative most debatey)

  1. (rare, informal) Inclined to or characterised by debate.
    • 2022, Roz Nay, The Hunted, Toronto: Simon & Schuster Canada, →ISBN, page 94:
      “It is, at the very least, worth some kind of debate.” As I fold my arms, I can feel my heart beating against my wrist. / “No, it isn't,” Tamsin says. “Not now, anyway. We're making friends, Leo. It's meant to be fun, not debatey.”