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debatey

debatey adjective: inclined to or characterised by debate.

Adjective

debatey (comparative more debatey, superlative most debatey)

  1. (informal, rare) Inclined to or characterised by debate.
    • “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.”2022, Roz Nay, The Hunted, Toronto: Simon & Schuster Canada, →ISBN, page 94

Forms of debatey

comparativemore debatey
superlativemost debatey

Origin of debatey

From debate + -y.

Questions about debatey

What does debatey mean?
Debatey means inclined to or characterised by debate.
What part of speech is debatey?
Debatey is an adjective.

Words near debatey in the dictionary

  1. debater
  2. debaters
  3. debates
  4. debatest
  5. debateth
  6. debatey
  7. debathification
  8. debating
  9. debatingly
  10. debatings
  11. debation

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