controlling
— Adjective
– English
～ able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"
controversial
— Adjective
– English
～ marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action"
controversialist
— Noun
– English
～ a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
controversially
— Adverb
– English
～ involving controversy; "criticism too polemically stated"
controversy
— Noun
– English
～ a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
controvert
— Verb
– English
～ prove to be false or incorrect
controvert
— Verb
– English
～ be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
contumacious
— Adjective
– English
～ wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient; "a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment"
contumaciously
— Adverb
– English
～ in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously"
contumacy
— Noun
– English
～ obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
contumacy
— Noun
– English
～ willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
contumelious
— Adjective
– English
～ arrogantly insolent
contumeliously
— Adverb
– English
～ without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously"
contumely
— Noun
– English
～ a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
contuse
— Verb
– English
～ injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee"
contusion
— Noun
– English
～ an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
contusion
— Noun
– English
～ the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"