Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to controversy; controversial; disputatious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Controversial.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
controversial
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Examples
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You people are just trying to stir up a controversary. alpha_nu_916
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President Obama said he accepted Joe Wilson's apology – The Vice President did also – So why doesn't the President show how bi-partisan really is and tell Speaker Pelosi to put an end to the Joe Wilson controversary –
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Were it not for the Yoo controversary, Jay Bybee would be on Republican short liststoo.
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While intrigued to read Lolita after seeing the 1993 remake and the firestorm of controversary that swirled around it, I specifically chose it to test myself both as a reader and writer.
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Why are stating that this is a fabrication, with all the controversary surrounding the Clinton's and look at who said it, please!!!!!!!!!
Clinton campaign: Controversial footage is a 'fabrication' 2008
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It wasn't about the author's response to the cover controversary it was aobut the reader's response and the message Bloomsbury and other publishing companies send through whitewashed covers.
How to Complain About Your Publisher in Public Editorial Anonymous 2010
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Were it not for the Yoo controversary, Jay Bybee would be on Republican short liststoo.
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She's co-wrote the screenplay of his new film and I promise you, she would like to see that do well and not get lost in the "noise" of some drummed up controversary.
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Obama only said bitter, this is more controversary.
Clinton campaign: Controversial footage is a 'fabrication' 2008
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Wow! does that send a message to the controversary of "young vs old".
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