Con`tro*ver"sa*ry (?), a. Controversial. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Con"tro*verse (?), n. [Cf. F. controverse.] Controversy. [Obs.] Spenser.
Con"tro*verse, v. t. [L. controversari, fr. controversus turned against, disputed.] To dispute; to controvert. [Obs.] "Controversed causes." Hooker.