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"Likely to spark debate"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (CONTROVERSIAL).
Definitions
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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01“Likely to spark debate”13 letters
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