CONTROVERSIAL


Meaning of CONTROVERSIAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-shəl, -ˈvər-sē-əl ]

adjective

Date: 1583

1. : of, relating to, or arousing controversy

a controversial policy

a controversial film

2. : given to controversy : disputatious

a controversial temperament

• con·tro·ver·sial·ism -shə-ˌli-zəm, -sē-ə-ˌ noun

• con·tro·ver·sial·ist -list noun

• con·tro·ver·sial·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.