[em.bat.tled] adj (15c) 1 a: ready to fight: prepared to give battle "here once the ~ farmers stood --R. W. Emerson" b: engaged in battle, conflict, or controversy "an ~ official accused of extortion"
2. a: being a site of battle, conflict, or controversy "the ~ capital" b: characterized by conflict or controversy "his ... often ~ experience as an educator --Nat Hentoff"