discussable

Variant of discuss

discuss definition

dis·cuss (di skus′)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to disperse; dispel
  2. to talk or write about; take up in conversation or in a discourse; consider and argue the pros and cons of

Etymology: ME discussen, to examine, scatter < L discussus, pp. of discutere, to strike asunder, scatter < dis-, apart + quatere, to shake, beat: see quash

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