controversial

controversial is a 13-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 22 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity.
2. adjective. marked by or capable of arousing controversy

   "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"

   "Rushdie's controversial book"

Common word forms

controversially

Words from these letters

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