LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

contrōversiōsus

contrōversiōsus (feminine contrōversiōsa, neuter contrōversiōsum)
Classical[kɔn.troː.wɛr.siˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[kon.tro.ver.siˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverarehighly controversial, subject to much dispute

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecontrōversiōsuscontrōversiōsacontrōversiōsum
genitivecontrōversiōsīcontrōversiōsaecontrōversiōsī
dativecontrōversiōsōcontrōversiōsaecontrōversiōsō
accusativecontrōversiōsumcontrōversiōsamcontrōversiōsum
ablativecontrōversiōsōcontrōversiōsācontrōversiōsō
vocativecontrōversiōsecontrōversiōsacontrōversiōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecontrōversiōsīcontrōversiōsaecontrōversiōsa
genitivecontrōversiōsōrumcontrōversiōsārumcontrōversiōsōrum
dativecontrōversiōsīscontrōversiōsīscontrōversiōsīs
accusativecontrōversiōsōscontrōversiōsāscontrōversiōsa
ablativecontrōversiōsīscontrōversiōsīscontrōversiōsīs
vocativecontrōversiōsīcontrōversiōsaecontrōversiōsa

contrōversĭōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. very much controverted (very rare): res, Liv. 3, 72, 5; Sen. Ep. 85, 24.

Origins

From contrōversus (“controversial”) + -ōsus.

Quick answers

What does contrōversiōsus mean in Latin?
contrōversiōsus, a adjective, means “highly controversial, subject to much dispute”.
How do you pronounce contrōversiōsus?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.troː.wɛr.siˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.tro.ver.siˈɔː.s̬us].