Controverse
v.
c.1600, from French controversé, from Latin controversus (see controversy).
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adj. c.1600, from stem of Latin controversus (see controversy) + -ary.
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[kon-truh-vur-shuh l] /ˌkɒn trəˈvɜr ʃəl/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of , or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book. 2. subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision. 3. given to controversy; argumentative; disputatious: a controversial public figure. adj. 1580s, from Late Latin controversialis “pertaining to controversy,” from Latin controversia […]
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[kon-truh-vur-shuh l] /ˌkɒn trəˈvɜr ʃəl/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of , or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book. 2. subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision. 3. given to controversy; argumentative; disputatious: a controversial public figure. adj. 1580s, from Late Latin controversialis “pertaining to controversy,” from Latin controversia […]
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[kon-truh-vur-shuh l] /ˌkɒn trəˈvɜr ʃəl/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of , or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book. 2. subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision. 3. given to controversy; argumentative; disputatious: a controversial public figure. adj. 1580s, from Late Latin controversialis “pertaining to controversy,” from Latin controversia […]
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[kon-truh-vur-see; British also kuh n-trov-er-see] /ˈkɒn trəˌvɜr si; British also kənˈtrɒv ər si/ noun, plural controversies. 1. a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; disputation concerning a matter of opinion. 2. contention, strife, or argument. /ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːsɪ; kənˈtrɒvəsɪ/ noun (pl) -sies 1. dispute, argument, or debate, esp one concerning a matter about which there is strong […]