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Word entry · 13 letters

controversial

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"Likely to spark debate"

13 letters · collected on this word page

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"Likely to spark debate"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (CONTROVERSIAL).

Definitions

  1. Likely to cause disagreement or public debate.

Word origin

From Latin contrōversiālis, from contrōversia + -ālis. By surface analysis, controversy + -al.

Used in a sentence

  • Whole libraries of controversial books.
  • No fundamental doctrine was omitted. Controversials were carefully avoided. Whether any blessing attended these attempts, will be known at the last day.
  • Napoleon’s a pastry / Get this under your brow / All those big wig controversials / Are all commercials now.

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