a00601783
| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | 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 |
| Outgoing links | |
| Derivationally related form | controversial → controversy |
| Antonym | controversial → uncontroversial |
| Similar to | arguable, debatable, disputable, moot; contentious; disputed; polemic, polemical |
| Incoming links | |
| Similar to | arguable, debatable, disputable, moot; contentious; disputed; polemic, polemical |
| Antonym | uncontroversial → controversial |
| Derived from adjective | controversially → controversial |
| Derivationally related form | controversy → controversial |
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