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English
Etymology
From Latin contrōversus + -al.
Adjective
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.