(obsolete) Contentious, argumentative, full of strife.

controversy; deliberation; debate

Archaic spelling of debatable.

(transitive, intransitive) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. / (obsolete, intransitive) To fight.

One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.

plural of debate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debate

plural of debater

plural of debatement

disputed, under discussion, not settled.