controversial

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɒn.tɹə.ˈvɜː.ʃəl/, /kɒn.tɹə.ˈvɜː.sjəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kɑn.tɹə.ˈvɝ.ʃəl/, /kɑn.tɹə.ˈvɝ.si.əl/

Adjective

controversial (comparative more controversial, superlative most controversial)

  1. Arousing controversy—a debate or discussion of opposing opinions.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Macaulay:
      Whole libraries of controversial books.

Usage notes

  • Nouns often used with "controversial": topic, subject, work, author, method, etc.

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Further reading

  • controversial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • controversial in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Spanish

Adjective

controversial (plural controversiales)

  1. controversial
    • 2015 December, “"Estamos en el comienzo de un reexamen del capitalismo"”, in El Pais (Uruguay)‎:
      Esto comienza con los acuerdos de (protección de) inversión que han sido controversiales por cerca de veinte años.
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