- polemical or polemic
- po|lem|i|cal or polemic [ pə`lemıkl ] adjective FORMALusing or supported by strong arguments:a polemical movie/book/essay
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
polemical or polemic
Look at other dictionaries:
polemical — 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 … Modern English usage
polemic — 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 … Modern English usage
polemical — UK [pəˈlemɪk(ə)l] / US or polemic UK [pəˈlemɪk] / US adjective formal using or supported by strong arguments • See: polemic II … English dictionary
Polemical — Po*lem ic*al, a. Polemic; controversial; disputatious. {Po*lem ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Polemical and impertinent disputations. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polemic — I adjective argumental, argumentative, conflicting, contentious, contestable, contradictory, controversial, debatable, dialectic, dialectical, discordant, discrepant, disputatious, dissentient, dissonant, divided, eristic, eristical, factious,… … Law dictionary
polemical — index argumentative, contentious, controversial, dissenting, forensic, litigious, polemic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C … Law dictionary
polemic — ► NOUN 1) a strong verbal or written attack. 2) (also polemics) the practice of engaging in controversial debate. ► ADJECTIVE (also polemical) ▪ of or involving disputatious or controversial debate. DERIVATIVES polemicist noun … English terms dictionary
polemic — [pō lem′ik, pəlem′ik] adj. [Fr polémique < Gr polemikos < polemos, war < IE * pelem < base * pel , to shake, cause to tremble > L palpitare, to tremble] 1. of or involving dispute; controversial 2. argumentative; disputatious: Also … English World dictionary
Polemic — For other uses, see Polemic (disambiguation). A polemic ( /pəˈl … Wikipedia
polemic — I UK [pəˈlemɪk] / US noun Word forms polemic : singular polemic plural polemics formal 1) [countable] a strong statement of opinion, especially negative opinion 2) polemic or polemics [uncountable] the practice or skill of making strong… … English dictionary
