controversial
//ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more controversial
- Superlative
- most controversial
Definitions
1.Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
- Whole libraries of controversial books.
2.Engaging in or given to controversy; disputatious, argumentative.
- This movie is highly controversial.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3477
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Latin contrōversiālis, from contrōversia + -ālis.
By surface analysis, controversy + -al.