"debatably" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /dɪˈbeɪtəbli/ [UK] Forms: more debatably [comparative], most debatably [superlative]
Etymology: From debatable + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|debatable|ly}} debatable + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} debatably (comparative more debatably, superlative most debatably)
  1. In a way subject to challenge or worthy of debate. Synonyms: debatedly, non-standard variant, arguably, closest synonym, plausibly
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