<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.</li><li>subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision.</li><li>Synonyms: questionable, arguable.</li><li>given to controversy; argumentative; disputatious: a controversial public figure.</li></ul>