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noun
1.
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
2.
a person who argues in opposition to another; controversialist.
adjective
3.
Also, po·lem·i·cal. of or pertaining to a polemic; controversial.
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Polemical
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Example Sentences
- To have an impact, a polemical argument must be precise and persuasive.
- Unlike me, his blogging style is far more professorial and far less polemical.
- The point of this short, polemical book is to explain why.
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Word Origin & History
polemic
1638, "controversial argument or discussion," from Gk. polemikos "warlike, belligerent," from polemos "war." Meaning "one who writes in opposition to another" is attested from 1680.
EXPAND"The worst offense that can be committed by a polemic is to stigmatize those who hold a contrary opinion as bad and immoral men." [John Stuart Mill, 1806-73]Polemicize is recorded from 1953.
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