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The word of the day is ‘moot’.
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
No, the word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Doubtful
2. Arguable
3. Subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.
4. Having little or no practical relevance
1. When the nurse truly connects with the other, liking the other becomes a moot issue.
2. Whether the temperature rise was mainly due to the greenhouse effect was a moot point.
3. The question of a tonsillectomy had been a moot one for years.
4. The whole matter is becoming increasingly moot.
5. The use of phonetic transcription, however, is a moot question.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
debatable, problematic, unresolved, unsettled, at issue, contestable, controversial, disputable, dubious, questionable, uncertain, undecided, arguable, open to question, doubtful, open to doubt, contentious, vexed, unresolved, undetermined, unconcluded, contentious, suspect, polemical, open to question, problematic, consider, unsure, agitate, puzzling, perplexing, iffy, on the back burner, on ice, unresolved, unconfirmed, vexed, ambivalent, equivocal, unsound, dodgy, shady, fishy, shaky, etc.
certain, definite, settled, sure, decided, proven, resolved, etc.
Quotation:
I don’t think that I would always be asked about my feelings about liberal bias in the media if there wasn’t any liberal bias in the media. If it was a moot question, then we wouldn’t always have the discussion. Dana Perino
Social Example:
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