Polemically

Polemically
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. 2000.

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