English-Thai Dictionary

controversial

ADJ ซึ่ง ก่อให้เกิด การ โต้แย้ง  เกี่ยวกับ การโต้เถียง  arguable controvertible debatable sueng-kor-hai-koed-kan-tol-yaeng

 

controversial

ADJ ซึ่ง ชอบ โต้แย้ง  ซึ่ง ชอบ โต้คารม  ซึ่ง ชอบ สำบัดสำนวน  sueng-chob-tol-yaeng

 

controversialist

N คนที่ ชอบ โต้แย้ง  disputant kon-ti-chob-tol-yaeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTROVERSIAL

a.[See Controvert, Controversy. ] Relating to disputes; as a controversial discourse.

 

CONTROVERSIALIST

n.One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTROVERSIAL

Con `tro *ver "sial, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. controversialis.]

 

Defn: Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity. Whole libraries of controversial books. Macaulay.

 

CONTROVERSIALIST

CONTROVERSIALIST Con `tro *ver "sial *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who carries on a controversy; a disputant. He [Johnson ] was both intellectually and morally of the stuff of which controversialists are made. Macaulay.

 

CONTROVERSIALLY

CONTROVERSIALLY Con `tro *ver "sial *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a controversial manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

controversial

con tro ver sial |ˌkäntrəˈvərSHəl, -ˈvərsēəl ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl | ▶adjective giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement: years of wrangling over a controversial bypass. DERIVATIVES con tro ver sial ist |-list |noun, con tro ver sial ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Latin controversialis, from controversia (see controversy ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

controversial

con ¦tro |ver ¦sial |kɒntrəˈvəːʃ (ə )l | ▶adjective giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement: years of wrangling over a controversial bypass. DERIVATIVES controversialist noun, controversially adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Latin controversialis, from controversia (see controversy ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

controversial

controversial adjective controversial issues such as abortion: contentious, disputed, at issue, disputable, debatable, arguable, vexed, tendentious; informal hot.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

controversial

controversial adjective controversial issues such as abortion and hanging: contentious, disputed, contended, at issue, moot, disputable, debatable, arguable, vexed, open to discussion /question, under discussion; tendentious; emotive, sensitive, delicate, difficult, awkward, problematic; rare controvertible. ANTONYMS uncontroversial, anodyne.

 

Spanish Dictionary

controversial

controversial adjetivo 1 De la controversia o relacionado con ella .2 Que es o puede ser objeto de controversia :intenté sorprender e interpretar la novela con un estudio que finalmente ha resultado controversial .SINÓNIMO controvertido .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

controversial

con tro ver sial /kɑ̀ntrəvə́ː r ʃ (ə )l |kɔ̀n -/ (! 名詞 の前ではc ó ntrov è rsial ) 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 論争を引き起こす , 議論の余地のある , 論争 (上 )の , 賛否両論のある (debatable )▸ The Women's Liberation movement was controversial even among women .ウーマンリブ (運動 )は女性の間でも賛否両論があった ▸ controversial issues such as abortion and nuclear power 妊娠中絶や原子力などの論争の的になっている諸問題 .2 〈人が 〉議論 [論争 ]好きな .～ì sm 名詞 ～ist 名詞 C 論争家, 論客 .～ly 副詞