Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

controversal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-tro-ver-sal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Facing opposite directions.

Obsolete

adj

Subject to controversy; controversial.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The temple of Janus with his two controversal faces might now not unsignificantly be set open."

Etymology

From Latin contrōversus + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: al

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more controversal (comparative) most controversal (superlative)

Questions

What does controversal mean?: Facing opposite directions.
Where does controversal come from?: From Latin contrōversus + -al.

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