controvertedadj.

Brit.

/ˌkɒntrəˈvəːtᵻd/,

/ˈkɒntrəvəːtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌkɑntrəˈvərdᵻd/

Forms: see controvert v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: controvert v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < controvert v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier controversed adj.

1. Made the subject of controversy or debate; discussed, questioned, argued about.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adjective] > made the subject of controversy

controversed1564

controverted1597

litigated1728

wrangled1876

1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke iii. 183 Such of them [sc. the examples] as be in controuerted matters..I made them my selfe, confirmed by the authorities of the best authors.

1605 T. Sparke Brotherly Perswasion (1607) 80 To smoth the controuerted changable things.

a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) iii. iii. §5 The Expositors (of what perswasion soever in controverted points).

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xliii. 331 Texts..of obscure, or controverted Interpretation.

1706 F. Oldfield Mille Testes 190 It is a controverted Point, whether the Day of Grace lasts with us as long as the Day of our Life.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 99. ⁋13 A better explication of a controverted line.

1842 E. B. Pusey Crisis Eng. Church 31 The very atmosphere is full of controverted doctrine.

1915 K. J. Saunders Heart of Buddhism 15 There are certain other controverted subjects..which are of more practical import.

1998 Church Times 7 Aug. 21/2 Occasionally, and since the earliest times, controverted points of doctrine have required clarification.

2. Made the subject of contention or rival claims; disputed, contested. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > that is the subject of contention

controverteda1631

contended1700

contested1728

a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 347 So controverted lands Scape, like Angelica, the strivers hands.

1632 J. Pory Let. 6 Dec. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 276 There is none now living but himselfe that hath any title to that so long controverted Crowne.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Wales, Pref. I have not call'd for a sword to divide the controverted Child betwixt the two Mothers.

1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists iii. i. 166 I find no warrant for our being such earnest Recognizers of a controverted Title.

1756 S. Johnson Mem. King of Prussia in Lit. Mag. Oct.–Nov. 331 He..dispatched two thousand soldiers into the controverted countries.

1825 H. Owen & J. B. Blakeway Hist. Shrewsbury I. vii. 218 The government was obliged to connive at peers asserting their title to controverted estates by levying armies.

1919 Southeastern Reporter 99 288/2 Neither party had actual possession of the controverted land prior to the bringing of this action.

2012 Pakistan Law Reporter (Nexis) 27 July The controverted strip lies in the bordering village of Bordem.

Compounds

controverted election n. Politics (a) an election of which the validity or legality has been challenged; †(b) an election for which more than one candidate is standing (obsolete rare).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > of challenged validity

controverted election1639

contested election1771

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > contested

controverted election1639

contested election1780

1639 W. Balcanquhall Large Declar. Tumults Scotl. 242 On Munday..they went on in the rest of the controverted elections, refusing to heare the Lord Carnaegie his election discussed.

1736 H. Fielding Pasquin ii. 14 Heaven send us a controverted Election.

1839 Dublin Rev. Aug. 37 Ireland having suffered more severely, than any other portion of the empire, from the abuses prevailing in the present mode of deciding controverted elections.

1977 W. A. Speck Stability & Strife 176 The number [of Tory MPs] had grown..as a result of decisions upon petitions relating to controverted elections.

2010 Vancouver Sun 10 Apr. a3/5 A serious enough violation of the act can mean a controverted election, a vacated seat and a byelection.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	controverted
释义	controvertedadj. Brit. /ˌkɒntrəˈvəːtᵻd/, /ˈkɒntrəvəːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌkɑntrəˈvərdᵻd/ Forms: see controvert v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: controvert v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < controvert v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier controversed adj. 1. Made the subject of controversy or debate; discussed, questioned, argued about. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adjective] > made the subject of controversy controversed1564 controverted1597 litigated1728 wrangled1876 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke iii. 183 Such of them [sc. the examples] as be in controuerted matters..I made them my selfe, confirmed by the authorities of the best authors. 1605 T. Sparke Brotherly Perswasion (1607) 80 To smoth the controuerted changable things. a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) iii. iii. §5 The Expositors (of what perswasion soever in controverted points). 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xliii. 331 Texts..of obscure, or controverted Interpretation. 1706 F. Oldfield Mille Testes 190 It is a controverted Point, whether the Day of Grace lasts with us as long as the Day of our Life. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 99. ⁋13 A better explication of a controverted line. 1842 E. B. Pusey Crisis Eng. Church 31 The very atmosphere is full of controverted doctrine. 1915 K. J. Saunders Heart of Buddhism 15 There are certain other controverted subjects..which are of more practical import. 1998 Church Times 7 Aug. 21/2 Occasionally, and since the earliest times, controverted points of doctrine have required clarification. 2. Made the subject of contention or rival claims; disputed, contested. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > that is the subject of contention controverteda1631 contended1700 contested1728 a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 347 So controverted lands Scape, like Angelica, the strivers hands. 1632 J. Pory Let. 6 Dec. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 276 There is none now living but himselfe that hath any title to that so long controverted Crowne. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Wales, Pref. I have not call'd for a sword to divide the controverted Child betwixt the two Mothers. 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists iii. i. 166 I find no warrant for our being such earnest Recognizers of a controverted Title. 1756 S. Johnson Mem. King of Prussia in Lit. Mag. Oct.–Nov. 331 He..dispatched two thousand soldiers into the controverted countries. 1825 H. Owen & J. B. Blakeway Hist. Shrewsbury I. vii. 218 The government was obliged to connive at peers asserting their title to controverted estates by levying armies. 1919 Southeastern Reporter 99 288/2 Neither party had actual possession of the controverted land prior to the bringing of this action. 2012 Pakistan Law Reporter (Nexis) 27 July The controverted strip lies in the bordering village of Bordem. Compounds controverted election n. Politics (a) an election of which the validity or legality has been challenged; †(b) an election for which more than one candidate is standing (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > of challenged validity controverted election1639 contested election1771 society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > contested controverted election1639 contested election1780 1639 W. Balcanquhall Large Declar. Tumults Scotl. 242 On Munday..they went on in the rest of the controverted elections, refusing to heare the Lord Carnaegie his election discussed. 1736 H. Fielding Pasquin ii. 14 Heaven send us a controverted Election. 1839 Dublin Rev. Aug. 37 Ireland having suffered more severely, than any other portion of the empire, from the abuses prevailing in the present mode of deciding controverted elections. 1977 W. A. Speck Stability & Strife 176 The number [of Tory MPs] had grown..as a result of decisions upon petitions relating to controverted elections. 2010 Vancouver Sun 10 Apr. a3/5 A serious enough violation of the act can mean a controverted election, a vacated seat and a byelection. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1597
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