controversal

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adjective

Facing opposite directions.

OriginLatin contrōversus →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivecontroversal (comparative more controversal, superlative most controversal)

comparative more controversal · superlative most controversal

  1. obsoleterareFacing opposite directions.

    The temple of Janus with his two controversal faces might now not unsignificantly be set open.

    1644, John Milton, Areopagitica
  2. obsoleteSubject to controversy; controversial.

Origin

  1. Latincontrōversus
  2. Englishcontroversal

From Latin contrōversus + -al.

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APA

controversal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controversal

MLA

“controversal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controversal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “controversal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controversal.

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