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controversially

adv

Etymology

From controversial + -ly.

  1. borrowed from contrōversiālis
  2. formed as controversially — “controversial + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a controversial manner.

    • West Brom came from behind to snatch their first league win at Villa Park since 1979 after Aston Villa's Chris Herd was controversially sent off.
    • Chirk station closed to goods traffic in 1964 and became unstaffed in the 1970s, before a final blow was dealt in 1987 when the original station building was controversially demolished by the local council.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA