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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, relating to, or characterized by controversy.
Immigration is a controversial issue in the areas close to the border.- synonyms:
- arguable, at issue, factious
- similar words:
- contradictory, dialectic, litigious, polemical
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| definition 2: |
subject to debate.
The findings of this study are controversial and further research is being called for.That the dinosaur bones are authentic has been well proven and is no longer controversial.- synonyms:
- contentious, debatable, disputable, moot, questionable
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| definition 3: |
tending to dispute; argumentative.
- synonyms:
- argumentative, contentious, disputatious, litigious, quarrelsome
- similar words:
- belligerent
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| related words: |
quarrelsome |
adverb + (adj.)controversial
enormously, extremely, highly, hugely, increasingly, less, most, politically, potentially, somewhat, terribly
(adj.)controversial
+ noun
abortion,
aspect,
biography,
cartoon,
claim,
comment,
decision,
diagnosis,
documentary,
episode,
exhibit,
exhibition,
experiment,
figure,
film,
initiative,
issue,
legislation,
move,
nomination,
nominee,
pardon,
pastor,
patent,
plan,
proposal,
provision,
rap,
referendum,
remark,
ruling,
stand,
statement,
stem,
subject,
surveillance,
tactic,
tenure,
theory,
topic
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| derivation: |
controversially (adv.) |
The word controversial
contains the following parts:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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