Definition of controversially in English:
controversially
adverb kɒntrəˈvəːʃəliˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəli
In a way that gives rise to controversy or public disagreement.
the horse was controversially disqualified from first place
Example sentencesExamples
- He did everything to make the bureau head's job untenable, until the latter was controversially sacked.
- Potential sales include the hospital, controversially closed last month.
- The five trees were controversially felled by the district council in November 2001.
- Controversially, the report recommended reviewing the committee's role in funding.
- The controversially high entrance charge of $20 is for the museum.
- The 2–3 final score was a big disappointment after conceding a controversially deflected early goal.
- To put it controversially, psychoanalysis must lull the patient into a false sense of security.
- He controversially vetoed this in order to fund military spending.
- Less controversially, the wadi has been turned into a road (it always was a sort of thoroughfare).
- The labor historian, controversially, also points to new rights-based principles that damaged trade unionism.
Definition of controversially in US English:
controversially
adverbˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəliˌkäntrəˈvərSHəlē
In a way that gives rise to controversy or public disagreement.
the horse was controversially disqualified from first place
Example sentencesExamples
- He controversially vetoed this in order to fund military spending.
- Controversially, the report recommended reviewing the committee's role in funding.
- The controversially high entrance charge of $20 is for the museum.
- Less controversially, the wadi has been turned into a road (it always was a sort of thoroughfare).
- He did everything to make the bureau head's job untenable, until the latter was controversially sacked.
- Potential sales include the hospital, controversially closed last month.
- The 2–3 final score was a big disappointment after conceding a controversially deflected early goal.
- The labor historian, controversially, also points to new rights-based principles that damaged trade unionism.
- The five trees were controversially felled by the district council in November 2001.
- To put it controversially, psychoanalysis must lull the patient into a false sense of security.