Polemical and impertinent disputations. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
polemical — index argumentative, contentious, controversial, dissenting, forensic, litigious, polemic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C … Law dictionary
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 — [[t]pəle̱mɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Polemical means arguing very strongly for or against a belief or opinion. Daniels is at his best when he s cool and direct, rather than combative and polemical. ...Kramer s biting polemical novel … English dictionary
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
polemical — po|lem|i|cal [pəˈlemıkəl] adj also polemic formal using strong arguments to criticize or defend a particular idea, opinion, or person ▪ The reforms were attacked in a highly polemical piece in the New Yorker . >polemically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
polemical — also polemic adjective formal or technical using strong arguments to criticize or defend a particular idea, opinion, or person: The health reforms were attacked in a highly polemical piece in the New Yorker . polemically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
polemical or polemic — po|lem|i|cal or polemic [ pə lemıkl ] adjective FORMAL using or supported by strong arguments: a polemical movie/book/essay … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
polemical — also polemic adjective Date: 1640 1. of, relating to, or being a polemic ; controversial 2. engaged in or addicted to polemics ; disputatious • polemically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
polemical — 1. adjective a) of, or relating to argument or controversy; polemic or contentious b) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious. Syn: polemic, controversial … Wiktionary
polemical — Synonyms and related words: aggressive, argumental, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, bickering, cat and dog, cat and doggish, combative, contentious, controversial, dialectic, disputatious, divisive, eristic, factional, factious, ill… … Moby Thesaurus
