polemical
IPA: pʌɫˈɛmʌkʌɫ
noun
- A diatribe or polemic.
adjective
- Related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic.
- Being an attempt to evaluate the arguments comprehensively.
- (somewhat derogatory) Prone to causing disputes; inclined to causing the expression of opposing opinions, disputatious, contentious, edgy.
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Examples of "polemical" in Sentences
- The cite from Helm is polemical.
- The article by Hammond is polemical.
- The remainder are largely polemical.
- In particular, the text is polemical.
- In addition, the tone is inappropriately polemical.
- All of the websites are of sectarian and polemical flavour.
- It is not the role of Wikipedia to be partisan or polemical.
- Hence his criticism at this period was, as he himself has styled it, "polemical" and
- It is convenient for many of the Europhiliacs to dismiss much of what Christopher Booker writes as polemical, that is when they are not in total denial mode.
- In his private life he seemed to have been most lovable and estimable, although some of his writings, according to Julian, were "polemical" and "acrid in tone."
- "I think Mitchell wrote it with a kind of polemical purpose in mind, which was to warn against the dangers of the too-available divorce, and that theme didn't appeal to me," Mr.
- Lambeth council, which is consulting the public on the idea until September 10, admits the debate is "polemical" - with local residents and businesses in favour of a ban but cyclists opposed.
- Benedict's spokesman, the Rev Federico Lombardi, insisted the talks between the two leaders were not "polemical" and that the issues in the 2008 document were known to be of special interest to the church in America.
- Benedict's spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, insisted the talks between the two leaders were not "polemical" and that the issues in the 2008 document were known to be of special interest to the church in America.
- Larry J. Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, called the polemical environment in Madison a "raging against the coming of the night" stemming from years of fiscal irresponsibility, and said the pain has just begun.