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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•tro•ver•sial /ˌkɑntrəˈvɜrʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of, characterized by, or subject to controversy: a controversial decision to give the rapist probation and not a jail term.
- enjoying controversy;
eager to engage in controversy:a controversial figure in politics.
con•tro•ver•sial•ly, adv. See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•tro•ver•sial (kon′trə vûr′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of controversy;
polemical:a controversial book. - subject to controversy;
debatable:a controversial decision. - given to controversy;
disputatious.
- Late Latin contrōversiālis, equivalent. to Latin contrōversi(a) controversy + -ālis -al1
- 1575–85
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arguable, questionable.
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