controversial
[ kon-truh-vur-shuhl ]
/ ˌkɒn trəˈvɜr ʃəl /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision.
given to controversy; argumentative; disputatious: a controversial public figure.
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By that classic, and noncontroversial, definition, what the Obama administration is contemplating in Syria is absolutely war.
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There's no such thing as an effective and a noncontroversial reorganization and reform.
British Dictionary definitions for noncontroversial
noncontroversial
/ (ˌnɒnkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl) /
adjective
not causing dispute, argument, debate, etc
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