polemical
1Polemical — Po*lem ic*al, a. Polemic; controversial; disputatious. {Po*lem ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Polemical and impertinent disputations. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …
2polemical — index argumentative, contentious, controversial, dissenting, forensic, litigious, polemic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C …
3polemical — UK [pəˈlemɪk(ə)l] / US or polemic UK [pəˈlemɪk] / US adjective formal using or supported by strong arguments • See: polemic II …
4polemical — [[t]pəle̱mɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Polemical means arguing very strongly for or against a belief or opinion. Daniels is at his best when he s cool and direct, rather than combative and polemical. ...Kramer s biting polemical novel …
5polemical — polemic, polemical Polemic is a noun meaning ‘a controversial discussion’ or ‘a verbal or written political attack’; the corresponding noun is either polemic or (more usually) polemical …
6polemical — po|lem|i|cal [pəˈlemıkəl] adj also polemic formal using strong arguments to criticize or defend a particular idea, opinion, or person ▪ The reforms were attacked in a highly polemical piece in the New Yorker . >polemically [ kli] adv …
7polemical — also polemic adjective formal or technical using strong arguments to criticize or defend a particular idea, opinion, or person: The health reforms were attacked in a highly polemical piece in the New Yorker . polemically / kli/ adverb …
8polemical or polemic — po|lem|i|cal or polemic [ pə lemıkl ] adjective FORMAL using or supported by strong arguments: a polemical movie/book/essay …
9polemical — also polemic adjective Date: 1640 1. of, relating to, or being a polemic ; controversial 2. engaged in or addicted to polemics ; disputatious • polemically adverb …
10polemical — 1. adjective a) of, or relating to argument or controversy; polemic or contentious b) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious. Syn: polemic, controversial …
