controversial

Meaning

Concepts

controversial

debatable

argumentative

contentious

arguable

polemic

disputable

questionable

disputed

moot

polemical

controvertible

contestable

non-controversial

agonistic

disputatious

litigious

challengeable

objectionable

delicate

open to question

dubious

controversal

controversy

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
con‧tro‧ver‧sial
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/
Etymology

From Latin controversia (“controversy”) + -al; see controversy.

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