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precontroversial

precontroversial adjective: before a controversy.

Adjective

precontroversial (not comparable)

  1. Before a controversy.

Origin of precontroversial

From pre- + controversial.

Questions about precontroversial

What does precontroversial mean?
Precontroversial means before a controversy.
What part of speech is precontroversial?
Precontroversial is an adjective.

Words near precontroversial in the dictionary

  1. precontrast
  2. precontrive
  3. precontrived
  4. precontrives
  5. precontriving
  6. precontroversial
  7. precontroversy
  8. preconvention
  9. preconventional
  10. preconventions
  11. preconversational

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