semicontroversial
Examples
“Never mind⟳ the semicontroversial "Stop⟳ Snitching" T-shirts, where the threatening command not to talk⟳ to the police is inscribed within a red octagon.”
“He thinks like⟳ a politician, and he thinks like⟳ a lawyer. So the governor in particular is very careful about parsing his words, especially if we’re talking about a political issue⟳ that’s being negotiated in the Legislature, talking about things connected to Bridgegate, things that are semicontroversial.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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