polemical
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ɪk, poʊ- 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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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or involving dispute or controversy |
| —n | |
| 2. | an argument or controversy, esp over a doctrine, belief, etc |
| 3. | a person engaged in such an argument or controversy |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin polemicus, from Greek polemikos relating to war, from polemos war] | |
| po'lemically | |
| —adv | |
| polemicist | |
| —n | |
| polemist | |
| —n | |
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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.
"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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Example sentences
It reflects the author's intense intellectual curiosity and ambition, as well as a polemical streak.
Unlike me, his blogging style is far more professorial and far less polemical.
Inside this ponderous book is a slim polemical volume struggling to get out.
The accusations that fill its pages are the kind scholars regularly hurl at their polemical opponents.
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