controversialist

con·tro·ver·sial

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kon-truh-vur-shuh l]
- /ˌkɒn trəˈvɜr ʃəl/
- /ˌkɒn.trə.ˈvɜː.ʃə.lɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon-truh-vur-shuh l]
- /ˌkɒn trəˈvɜr ʃəl/

Definitions of controversialist word

noun controversialist a person who takes part in controversy or likes to do so 3
adjective controversialist of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book. 1
adjective controversialist subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision. 1
adjective controversialist given to controversy; argumentative; disputatious: a controversial public figure. 1
noun controversialist One who regularly engages in public controversies. 1

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Origin of controversialist

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

1575-85; < Late Latin contrōversiālis, equivalent to Latin contrōversi(a) controversy + -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Controversialist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Controversialist

controversialist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

controversialist usage trend in Literature

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