controversial (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *controversial*:
ADJECTIVE	all	controversial	marked by or capable of arousing controversy

controversial > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa.ntrahver'shahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *controversial*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	marked by or capable of arousing controversy.
Examples	"the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial" "Rushdie's controversial book" "a controversial decision on affirmative action"
Narrower	arguable, debatable, disputable, moot	open to argument or debate
	contentious	Involving or likely to cause controversy
	disputed	subject to disagreement and debate
	polemic, polemical	Of or involving dispute or controversy
Opposite	uncontroversial, noncontroversial	not likely to arouse controversy
Spanish	controversial, controvertida, controvertido, polémico
Catalan	controvertit, polèmic
Nouns	controversy	a contentious speech act
Adverbs	controversially	involving controversy

HyperDic: controversial