Definitions
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
Word origin
From Middle English controversie, from Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia (“debate, contention, controversy”), from contrōversus (“turned in an opposite direction”).
Used in a sentence
“[A]nd it is without all controuerſie, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable, and pliant to gouernment; whereas Ignorance makes them churliſh, thwart, and mutinous; […]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Public dispute”11 letters
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