polemic

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From French polemique < Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós), of war) < πόλεμος (pólemos), war)

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Singular
polemic

Plural
polemics

polemic (plural polemics)

  1. (usually plural) The art or practice of aggressive debate, attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
  2. A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
  3. An argument or controversy.

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polemic (comparative more polemic, superlative most polemic)

Positive
polemic

Comparative
more polemic

Superlative
most polemic

  1. Having the characteristics of a polemic.

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