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polemical
Variant of polemic
polemic
definition
po·lemic (pō lem′ik, pə-)
adjective
- of or involving dispute; controversial
- 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
- an argument or controversial discussion
- a person inclined to engage in argument or disputation
Related Forms:
- polemically po·lem′i·cally adverb
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