controversial

controversial
I adjective arguable, at issue, at odds, at variance, confutable, contestable, controversus, controvertible, debatable, dialectic, disputable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, eristic, exhibiting pros and cons, factious, in dispute, in question, not axiomatic, open to discussion, open to doubt, open to question, polemical, problematical, questionable, refutable, speculative, suspect, uncertain, uncertified, undecided, under inquiry, unsure, unverifiable II index arguable, contestable, debatable, disputable, dubious, dubitative, equivocal, forensic, litigable, litigious, moot, polemic, problematic

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  • Controversial — Con tro*ver sial, a. [Cf. LL. controversialis.] Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity. [1913 Webster] Whole libraries of controversial books. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • controversial — adj. De la controversia. ⊚ Que la provoca o la busca. * * * controversial. adj. Am. controvertido …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • controversial — (adj.) 1580s, from L.L. controversialis pertaining to controversy, from L. controversia (see CONTROVERSY (Cf. controversy)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • controversial — [adj] at issue arguable, argumentative, contended, contentious, contestable, controvertible, debateable, disputable, disputatious, disputed, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in dispute, litigious, moot, open to discussion*, open to… …   New thesaurus

  • controversial — adj. Am. controvertido …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • controversial — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ causing or likely to cause controversy. DERIVATIVES controversialist noun controversially adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • controversial — [kän΄trə vʉr′shəl, kän΄trə vʉr′sē əl] adj. [LL controversialis] 1. of, subject to, or stirring up controversy; debatable 2. Rare liking to take part in controversy; disputatious controversially adv …   English World dictionary

  • controversial — 01. You shouldn t talk about [controversial] topics with people you don t know very well because it might start an argument. 02. The government s decision to subsidize professional hockey teams resulted in a great deal of [controversy], and… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • controversial — adjective causing a lot of disagreement, because many people have strong opinions about the subject being discussed: Contraception is still a controversial issue in this part of the world. | a controversial plan/decision etc: a highly… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • controversial — con|tro|ver|sial [ˌkɔntrəˈvə:ʃəl US ˌka:ntrəˈvə:r ] adj causing a lot of disagreement, because many people have strong opinions about the subject being discussed ▪ the controversial issue of welfare reform ▪ a highly controversial (=very… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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