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controversial definition

con·tro·ver·sial (kän′trə vʉr′s̸həl, -sē əl)

adjective

  1. of, subject to, or stirring up controversy; debatable
  2. Rare liking to take part in controversy; disputatious

Etymology: LL controversialis

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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