con·tro·ver·sial

(kŏn′trə-vûr′shəl, -sē-əl)

adj.

1. Of, producing, or marked by controversy: a controversial movie; a controversial stand on human rights.

2. Fond of controversy; disputatious.

con′tro·ver′sial·ist n.

con′tro·ver′si·al′i·ty (-shē-ăl′ĭ-tē, -sē-) n.

con′tro·ver′sial·ly adv.

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Adv.

controversially - involving controversy; "criticism too polemically stated"

polemically

uncontroversially - not involving any controversy

Translations

بِصورَةجَدَلِيَّه

sporně

kontroversielt

umstritten

vitatkozó módon

á umdeildan hátt

kontroversielt

polemicky

itilafa yol açacak şekilde

有争议地

controversially

[ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəlɪ] ADV → de forma controvertida, de forma polémica

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

controversially

[ˌkɒntrəˈvɜː^rʃ^əli] adv [sent off, left out, sacked] → de façon controversée

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

controversially

adv → kontroverserweise; more controversially, he claims that … → er behauptet, was noch umstritten ist, dass …

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

controversy

(kənˈtrovəsi) , (ˈkontrəvəːsi) – plural controversies – noun

(an) argument between opposing points of view. the controversy over the appointment of the new chairman.

controversial (kontrəˈvəːʃəl) adjective

causing controversy. His new book is very controversial.

ˌcontroˈversially adverb

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