moot
adjective
1. of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
Similar word(s): irrelevant
2. open to argument or debate
- that is a moot question
Similar word(s): controversial, arguable, debatable, disputable
Sentences with moot as an adjective:
- Walter Crane and Lewis F. Day (1903) Moot Points: Friendly Disputes on Art and Industry Between Walter Crane and Lewis F. Day
- That point may make for a good discussion, but it is moot.
noun
1. a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
- he organized the weekly moot
verb
1. think about carefully; weigh
Similar word(s): consider, debate, deliberate
Definition categories: communication, discuss