controversial

Universal Words adjective causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement: a highly controversial issue / topic / decision / book * one of the most controversial of London's new office blocks * a controversial plan to build a new road * Winston Churchill and Richard Nixon were both controversial figures. OPPNON-CONTROVERSIAL, UNCONTROVERSIAL controversially adverb: Punishments for prisoners include loss of privileges and, more controversially, the stopping of visits. \