controversal
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin contrōversus + -al.
Adjective
[edit]controversal (comparative more controversal, superlative most controversal)
- (obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
- 1644, John Milton, Areopagitica:
- The temple of Janus with his two controversal faces might now not unsignificantly be set open.
- (obsolete) Subject to controversy; controversial.