Meanings
adjectivecontroversional (comparative more controversional, superlative most controversional)
comparative more controversional · superlative most controversional
- alternativenonstandardusuallyAlternative form of controversial.
Some Controversional Questions in Spanish Phonology [article title]
1974, M.K. Brame & I. Bordelois, “Some Controversional Questions in Spanish Phonology”, in Linguistic Inquiry, volume 5, number 2, page 282
Origin
Probably an alteration, after controversion. By surface analysis, controversion + -al.
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controversional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controversional
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “controversional,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controversional.
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