- controversialis
contrōversiālis, e (controversia), zum Streite gehörig, Streit-, Sidon. ep. 7, 9, 2 u.a.
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controversialis
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Controversial — Con tro*ver sial, a. [Cf. LL. controversialis.] Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity. [1913 Webster] Whole libraries of controversial books. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
controversial — controversialism, n. controversialist, n. controversially, adv. /kon treuh verr sheuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of controversy; polemical: a controversial book. 2. subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision … Universalium
controversial — (adj.) 1580s, from L.L. controversialis pertaining to controversy, from L. controversia (see CONTROVERSY (Cf. controversy)) … Etymology dictionary
Verrechten — Man hat mehr verrecht, dann errecht. – Franck, II, 178a; Gruter, I, 56; Petri, II, 447; Sutor, 54; Friedeborn, III, 92; Körte, 4034. Lat.: Saepe impensarum onus opprimit rei controversialis utilitatem. (Friedeborn, III, 54.) … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
controversial — [kän΄trə vʉr′shəl, kän΄trə vʉr′sē əl] adj. [LL controversialis] 1. of, subject to, or stirring up controversy; debatable 2. Rare liking to take part in controversy; disputatious controversially adv … English World dictionary
controversial — adj. 1 causing or subject to controversy. 2 of controversy. 3 given to controversy. Derivatives: controversialism n. controversialist n. controversially adv. Etymology: LL controversialis (as CONTROVERSY) … Useful english dictionary
