controversional

English

Etymology

Probably an alteration, after controversion.[1] By surface analysis, controversion +‎ -al.

Adjective

controversional (comparative more controversional, superlative most controversional)

  1. (now usually nonstandard) Alternative form of controversial.
    • 1974, M.K. Brame & I. Bordelois, “Some Controversional Questions in Spanish Phonology”, in Linguistic Inquiry‎[1], volume 5, number 2, page 282:
      Some Controversional Questions in Spanish Phonology [article title]
      Note that in several secondary sources, this title is cited using the inexact, amended form “controversial”.

References

  1. ^ “controversional, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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