polemical
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polemical
- /pəˈlɛmɪkəl/ Canada, US, UK
- /pəˈlemɪkəl/ Australia
Where it comes from
From polemic + -al. By surface analysis, polem- + -ic + -al.
adjective more polemical · most polemical · polemicall
- Being an attempt to evaluate the arguments comprehensively. […] in order to give a comprehensive critical and polemical analysis of the Dictionary in question, a whole book would be needed.
- Prone to causing disputes; inclined to causing the expression of opposing opinions, disputatious, contentious, edgy. And though the annals of the period do not show us that there was less ale drawn, or less canary called for; men got dry with the heat of polemical discussion, and drunk with a text, not the fag end of a ballad, in their mouths; and people made a sort of morality of straight hair, long faces, and sa
noun polemicals · polemicall
- A diatribe or polemic.
Translations
Talk about this word "polemical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polemical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. polemical. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polemical "polemical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polemical.Cite this
@misc{polemical_2026,
title = {polemical},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polemical},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
