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uncontroversially

uncontroversially

6.1
In a way that does not cause disagreement
  • adverb
  • /ˌʌnˌkɒntrəˈvɜːrʃəli/
translation icon : sin controversia
  • In case after case concerning the local and state police power, the word "regulate" is used, and that power uncontroversially includes mandates.

Say, OK, what we can observe, I would say pretty uncontroversially, is more extreme weather events.

Examples

  • Say, OK, what we can observe, I would say pretty uncontroversially, is more extreme weather events.

  • This rule applies naturally and uncontroversially to most (but not all) Americans.

    Academic text (2017)
  • If called, doing one's best in combat seems uncontroversially an obligation attached to the role.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The only concern that could possibly trump the value of the autonomy rights of uncontroversially existing persons as protected by the Constitution is an opposing concern of at least the same magnitude.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Slavery is uncontroversially accepted; we never see it challenged or its legitimacy questioned, and this is so because it is ritually sanctified.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The substantive issue about personhood is whether the zygote and later stages of the embryo and fetus have the same rights as uncontroversially existing persons.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Once a child is born, then yes, the mother-child relationship has an overriding secular priority, but the obligation to maintain that relationship from the moment of conception can't be assumed without also assuming that the zygote is the moral equivalent of an uncontroversially existing person.

    Academic text (2007)
  • We intuitively understand this when we judge, uncontroversially, that it is not a human tragedy that a high percentage of fertilized eggs never achieve implantation (up to two-thirds, by some estimates) but are expelled naturally during menstruation.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The scientist's findings were accepted uncontroversially by his peers, as they were supported by extensive research.

  • The committee's decision to approve the project was made uncontroversially, with everyone agreeing on its benefits.

Synonyms

dispassionately
vsuncontroversially
  • Formal
5 6.7

In a calm, fair way without strong feeling or bias

is about not causing public debate, not only lacking feeling
neutrally
vsuncontroversially
2 3.6

Without showing strong feeling or taking sides

avoids public debate by staying impartial rather than taking sides
unproblematically
vsuncontroversially
6.7

In a way that causes no problems or complaints

is about not causing public debate or argument
unprotestingly
vsuncontroversially
8.4

Without complaining or saying no when asked

is about not causing wider public debate or argument
inoffensively
vsuncontroversially
4.4

In a way that does not upset or hurt people

focuses on avoiding offense rather than avoiding public debate

Antonyms

In a way that makes people disagree strongly

How Controversial

uncontroversially
6.1
objectively
61 4.5
neutrally
2 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

uncontroversially = uncontroversial (transparent) = un + controversy + ially

The adverb is transparently derived from the adjective 'uncontroversial'.

Etymology

Uncontroversially breaks into un- 'not', controversy 'a public argument or disagreement', and -ly which makes it 'in a way'. So, to do something uncontroversially is to do it 'without causing argument' or 'without disagreement', and that is exactly how we use the word today.