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The broad outlines of the Double Cross deception have been known since 1972, when Sir John Masterman, the former chairman of the double agent committee, controversially published his account of the operation in defiance of official secrecy.
Ben Macintyre

Meaning of "controversially" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTROVERSIALLY

controversially  [ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTROVERSIALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Controversially is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CONTROVERSIALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of controversially in the English dictionary

The definition of controversially in the dictionary is in a way that causes controversy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTROVERSIALLY


commercially
kəˈmɜːʃəlɪ
commercially-minded
kəˈmɜːʃəlɪ
differentially
ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəlɪ
especially
ɪˈspɛʃəlɪ
essentially
ɪˈsɛnʃəlɪ
facially
ˈfeɪʃəlɪ
impartially
ɪmˈpɑːʃəlɪ
inertially
ɪnˈɜːʃəlɪ
initially
ɪnˈɪʃəlɪ
martially
ˈmɑːʃəlɪ
officially
əˈfɪʃəlɪ
partially
ˈpɑːʃəlɪ
potentially
pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ
preferentially
prefəˈrenʃəlɪ
racially
ˈreɪʃəlɪ
sequentially
sɪˈkwenʃəlɪ
socially
ˈsəʊʃəlɪ
spatially
ˈspeɪʃəlɪ
specially
ˈspɛʃəlɪ
substantially
səbˈstænʃəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTROVERSIALLY

controlled
controlled drug
controlled explosion
controller
controllership
controlling
controlling interest
controlment
controls
controverse
controversial
controversialism
controversialist
controversies
controversy
controvert
controverter
controvertible
controvertibly
controvertist

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTROVERSIALLY

actually
artificially
axially
biennially
ceremonially
confidentially
consequentially
cordially
crucially
editorially
exponentially
financially
materially
medially
provincially
quintessentially
radially
residentially
serially
trivially
unofficially

Synonyms and antonyms of controversially in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «controversially» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTROVERSIALLY

Find out the translation of controversially to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of controversially from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «controversially» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

争议
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polémicamente
570 millions of speakers

English

controversially
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विवादास्पद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جدل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спорно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

controversa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিতর্কিতভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

controversée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kontroversi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kontrovers
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

論争
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

논쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kontroversial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tranh cãi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சர்ச்சைக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वादग्रस्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tartışmalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polemicamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kontrowersyjnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спірно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

controversat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμφιλεγόμενα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omstrede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontroversiellt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

controversially
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of controversially

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROVERSIALLY»

The term «controversially» is regularly used and occupies the 95.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROVERSIALLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about controversially

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2 QUOTES WITH «CONTROVERSIALLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word controversially.
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Ben Macintyre
The broad outlines of the Double Cross deception have been known since 1972, when Sir John Masterman, the former chairman of the double agent committee, controversially published his account of the operation in defiance of official secrecy.
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Meg Wolitzer
I really love Scrabble. I played it with my mother growing up. We took it everywhere with us. We didn't know then about the two letter words. Who knew that AA, or more controversially, ZA, or QI were words? We were a games family generally.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTROVERSIALLY»

Discover the use of controversially in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to controversially and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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CONTROVERSIALLY YOURS
His is also the inside story of Pakistan cricket, no holds barred: the strange ways of the cricket board, the hierarchies and manipulations and, above all, the magic of the game itself.
Shoaib Akhtar/ Anshu Dogra, 2013
2
The Manitoba School Question: Considered Historically, ...
Considered Historically, Legally and Controversially Louis P. Kribs. Price Twenty- five Cents THE flANITOBA SCHOOL QUESTION CONSIDERED |. HISTORICALLY, LEGALLY AND CONTROVERSIALLY BY LOUIS Pi. KRIBS. Toronto ...
Louis P. Kribs, 1895
3
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Revisited
The second part deals with controversially discussed indications/ contraindications for selected risk groups such as pregnant and breast-feeding women, pre-term babies, individuals with chronic diseases or immunodeficiency, patients with ...
Stefan Wirth, 2007
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Semantics, Web and Mining: Joint International Workshop, ...
4. Controversial documents. Author A trusts B and C distrusts B, therefore p11 and p23 support p42 while p27 refuses p42 . 4.5 Controversial References A document is controversially discussed, if it is cited by both supporting and refusing ...
Markus Ackermann, 2006
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The Millennial Harbinger
Thus continuing, not controversially, but practically, to speak the truth in love, we will do what the Holy Spirit commands and intends; and thus leave Natan to do his own part; that is, to keep up controversy. In the mean time, however, we should ...
Alexander Campbell, William Kimbrough Pendleton, Charles Louis Loos, 1845
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Sustainability Communication: Interdisciplinary Perspectives ...
Controversially. Structured. Field. of. Discourse. What insights for sustainability communication can be gained from these different sociological approaches to the analysis of the relationship between discourse and institutional practices?
Jasmin Godemann, Gerd Michelsen, 2011
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The Power of Your Subconscious Mind Deluxe Edition
CONTROVERSIALLY. Your subconscious mind is all-wise and knows the answers to all questions. It does not argue with you or talk back to you. It does not say, “You must not impress me with that.” For example, when you say, “I can't do this,” ...
Joseph Murphy, Ph.D., D.D., 2011
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Finance and Development, December 2013
Most controversially, perhaps, he rejects the idea that shipping U.S. and European waste to China is intrinsically exploitative. Chinese companies are eager to take scrap because it provides a raw material for their vast manufacturing base, ...
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept., 2013
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The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Controversially. Your subconscious mind is all-wise. It knows the answers to all questions. However, it does not know that it knows. It does not argue with you or talk back to you. It does not say, “You must not impress me with suggestions of ...
Joseph Murphy, Ph.D., D.D., 2011
10
Coming Of Age
Chapter. Six: The. Year. of. Living. Controversially. IT WAS PROBABLY abad idea whenI opened mymouth after atennismatch and said: 'I think weboth played like women.'Ijust didn'trealisehow bad at the time. This was the start of 2006, my ...
Andy Murray, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTROVERSIALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term controversially is used in the context of the following news items.
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Angry Chinese premier takes charge of market fightback
Most controversially, the Securities Association of China said it would launch a Rmb120bn ($19bn) stabilisation fund in an attempt to drive the ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
HS Girls Soccer: Lehman ready for fresh start at Northern
Controversially not resigned by Cumberland Valley despite resounding support at a school board meeting on June 1, Lehman is now the man ... «The Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Ultimate Preview: Thursday night footy
Jay Schulz controversially escaped suspension and is available to play, as is Jackson Trengove who was a late withdrawal last round. «Collingwood, Jul 15»
4
US senate committee wants Twitter, Facebook to report 'terrorist' posts
That bill, controversially, includes a stipulation that companies like Facebook and Twitter must raise a red flag on terror activity. As announced ... «The Register, Jul 15»
5
Could Kyrgios join the tennis establishment?
Most controversially, perhaps, Kyrgios' fourth-round defeat to Richard Gasquet brought accusations that he didn't make much effort during a return game. On top ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
6
Badou Jack, George Groves to meet in Las Vegas on Aug. 22
He was stopped in back-to-back fights in 2013 (controversially) and 2014 (cleanly) challenging then-titleholder Carl Froch, his countryman, in a ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
7
More time, studies requested before Searsport dredging project
More controversially, the project also would greatly enlarge the entrance channel and turning basin that leads to the Mack Point industrial port, ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
8
2015 Skoda Fabia review | first drive
... city braking program is standard on all models and helped the Fabia achieve a five-star ANCAP rating, but controversially a reversing camera ... «Cars Guide, Jul 15»
9
West Ham confident of signing Angelo Ogbonna from Juventus after …
The 27-year-old made his name at Torino before controversially moving across the city to Juve two years ago and going on to make 41 Serie A ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Mexico, Miguel Herrera Under Pressure to Reclaim Gold Cup Title
... is the same player who broke his leg during the 2014 World Cup knockout stage against the Netherlands, a game Mexico lost controversially. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

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