un·con·tro·ver·sial

(ŭn′kŏn-trə-vûr′shəl, -sē-əl)

adj.

Causing no controversy.

un′con·tro·ver′sial·ly adv.

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uncontroversial

(ˌʌnkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl)

adj

not inspiring or causing controversy

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Adj.

uncontroversial - not likely to arouse controversy

noncontroversial

controversial - marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action"

Translations

uncontroversial

[ˈʌnˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl] ADJ → no controvertido, nada conflictivo

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uncontroversial

adj → unverfänglich

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