batable

English

Etymology

Abbreviated form of debatable.

Adjective

batable (comparative more batable, superlative most batable)

1. (obsolete or historical) disputable; disputed

   The border land between England and Scotland, being formerly a subject of contention, was called "batable ground".

References

• “batable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• tabable