polemical

Variant of polemic

polemic definition

po·lemic (pō lem′ik, pə-)

adjective

  1. of or involving dispute; controversial
  2. argumentative; disputatious
Also, esp. for 2, polemical po·lem′i·cal

Etymology: Fr polémique < Gr polemikos < polemos, war < IE *pelem < base *pel-, to shake, cause to tremble > L palpitare, to tremble

noun

  1. an argument or controversial discussion
  2. a person inclined to engage in argument or disputation

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