controversialism
trəˈvɜr adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of controversy; polemical: a controversial book.
2.
subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision.
3.
given to controversy; disputatious.
Origin:
1575–85; < Late Latin contrōversiālis, equivalent to Latin contrōversi(a) controversy + -ālis -al1
1575–85; < Late Latin contrōversiālis, equivalent to Latin contrōversi(a) controversy + -ālis -al1
Related forms
con·tro·ver·sial·ism, noun
con·tro·ver·sial·ist, noun
con·tro·ver·sial·ly, adverb
non·con·tro·ver·sial, adjective
non·con·tro·ver·sial·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. arguable, questionable.
2. arguable, questionable.
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| —n , pl -sies | |
| dispute, argument, or debate, esp one concerning a matter about which there is strong disagreement and esp one carried on in public or in the press | |
| [C14: from Latin contrōversia, from contrōversus turned in an opposite direction, from | |
| controversial | |
| —adj | |
| contro'versialism | |
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| contro'versialist | |
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| contro'versially | |
| —adv | |
| controversy (ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːsɪ, kənˈtrɒvəsɪ) | |
| —n , pl -sies | |
| dispute, argument, or debate, esp one concerning a matter about which there is strong disagreement and esp one carried on in public or in the press | |
| [C14: from Latin contrōversia, from contrōversus turned in an opposite direction, from | |
| controversial | |
| —adj | |
| contro'versialism | |
| —n | |
| contro'versialist | |
| —n | |
| contro'versially | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
controversial
1580s, from L. controversialis, from controversus (see controversy).
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