— controversialism , n. — controversialist , n. — controversially , adv.
/kon'treuh verr"sheuhl/ , adj.
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.
[ 1575-85; controversialis, equiv. to L controversi ( a ) CONTROVERSY + -alis -AL 1 ]
Syn. 2. arguable, questionable.