Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Turning different ways.
- Controversial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Turning or looking opposite ways.
- adjective obsolete Controversial.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete, rare Facing
opposite directions. - adjective obsolete Subject to
controversy ;controversial .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I wrote my paper on censorship (just talked about how I've gotten a lot of attitude from people for reading "controversal" novels ... whatever), then had class.
elephants Diary Entry elephants 2001
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Series IV set, which reveals several pieces deemed too "controversal" back in the '90s
unknown title 2009
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Funny, during the Bush years I never heard them refer to Reconciliation as the ‘Nuclear Option’ when Bush used it to pass his controversal legislation.
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But not with the intention to be controversal but just to spread a new idea!
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In fact, that is how Bush pushed through his more controversal legislation.
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Anyhow, to many koreans who are more seriously indulged in wine, wine pairing with korean foods has been very interesting and controversal issue.
BREAKING: Korean feast not impossible with wine! | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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Sarah Palin can't win, Huckabee is tainted by giving pardons, Newt Gingrich makes the most sense but he is too controversal, Tim Pawlenty is unknown and Jeb Bush can't be nominated because of his brother.
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In reference to Schwartzenneger, he actually was the subject of at least one controversal violent video game years ago.
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Sarah Palin can't win, Huckabee is tainted by giving pardons, Newt Gingrich makes the most sense but he is too controversal, Tim Pawlenty is unknown and Jeb Bush can't be nominated because of his brother.
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I notice, everytime Donald Trump is involved in something, its controversal.
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