discussibleadj.

a1578 J. Heywood Witty & Witless 572 in Two Moral Interludes (1991) 38 Now to speke of plesewre in thes twayne asynde the beaste to compare ys to far behynde plesewr dyscussybyll in thes thus dothe fall The beast in effecte hathe none the man hathe all.

1688 S. Hill tr. Origen in Necessity of Heresies asserted & Explained 1 If any Subjects, discussible among men, be hard to be traced, the Generation of Evil must be reckoned as one of them.

1763 Remarks upon Pamphlet Refl. Liberty & Necessity 111 The question whether man be a free or a necessary agent, is discussible and determinable by arguments à posteriori.

1787 J. Jamieson Socinianism Unmasked 133 The scripture is no longer discussible on your principles.

1862 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic (ed. 5) II. 18 To have rendered so bold a suggestion..admissible and discussible even as a conjecture.

1889 J. M. Robertson Ess. Crit. Method 71 It is discussible under three aspects.

1922 National School Digest May 541/2 These sections are discussible topics, however, and not mere fragments, as was the case in many of the older style histories.

1967 L. E. Eastman Throne & Mandarins viii. 219 Literati were permitted a considerable latitude of expression, but policy that directly involved the personal commitment and prestige of the ruler..was not discussible.

1996 Daily Tel. 19 July 23/4 Academics..will always tend to prefer a novel which is discussible to one which is merely readable.