Polemical
adjective
Related to or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech.
Her polemical approach to debating causes some arguments.
Often appears as...
- polemical essay
- polemical style
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Academic
adjective
Related to or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech.
Her polemical approach to debating causes some arguments.
Often appears as...
- polemical essay
- polemical style
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Critical Tone
Polemical refers to a tone that's critical and sometimes aggressive, typically used to challenge or argue against a belief.
His polemical writings challenged the mainstream viewpoint.
Pro Tip 2/3Debate Setting
Use 'polemical' in situations where debate or argumentation is happening, especially when someone is taking a firm, oppositional stance.
The panel discussion turned polemical with differing opinions clashing.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Context
In academic contexts, 'polemical' can describe texts or discussions that engage in scholarly debates, employing thorough critique.
The professor's polemical treatise sparked debate in the field.
Pro Tip 1/3Critical Tone
Polemical refers to a tone that's critical and sometimes aggressive, typically used to challenge or argue against a belief.
His polemical writings challenged the mainstream viewpoint.
Pro Tip 2/3Debate Setting
Use 'polemical' in situations where debate or argumentation is happening, especially when someone is taking a firm, oppositional stance.
The panel discussion turned polemical with differing opinions clashing.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Context
In academic contexts, 'polemical' can describe texts or discussions that engage in scholarly debates, employing thorough critique.
The professor's polemical treatise sparked debate in the field.
Pro Tip 1/3Critical Tone
Polemical refers to a tone that's critical and sometimes aggressive, typically used to challenge or argue against a belief.
His polemical writings challenged the mainstream viewpoint.
Pro Tip 2/3Debate Setting
Use 'polemical' in situations where debate or argumentation is happening, especially when someone is taking a firm, oppositional stance.
The panel discussion turned polemical with differing opinions clashing.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Context
In academic contexts, 'polemical' can describe texts or discussions that engage in scholarly debates, employing thorough critique.
The professor's polemical treatise sparked debate in the field.
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argumentumbelligerentcombativecontentiouscontroversialhostilepugnaciousquarrelsome
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Cynthia Ozick
American Novelist
An essay is a thing of the imagination. If there is information in an essay, it is by-the-by, and if there is an opinion, one need not trust it for the long run. A genuine essay rarely has an educational, polemical, or sociopolitical use; it is the movement of a free mind at play.
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Alain de Botton
English Writer
Le Corbusier is an outstanding writer. His ideas achieved their impact in large measure because he could write so convincingly. His style is utterly clear, brusque, funny and polemical in the best way.
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Louis Begley
American Novelist
I may well do some more polemical writing, if a subject that fires me up comes along. Apart from that possibility, I would like to continue to tell stories so long as I have stories to tell.
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Carlisle Floyd
American Composer
Like any other composer of opera, I choose a subject not for polemical reasons, but because it contains vivid characters in highly charged dramatic situations.
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David Hume
Scottish Philosopher
Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge.
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Cynthia Ozick
American Novelist
An essay is a thing of the imagination. If there is information in an essay, it is by-the-by, and if there is an opinion, one need not trust it for the long run. A genuine essay rarely has an educational, polemical, or sociopolitical use; it is the movement of a free mind at play.
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Alain de Botton
English Writer
Le Corbusier is an outstanding writer. His ideas achieved their impact in large measure because he could write so convincingly. His style is utterly clear, brusque, funny and polemical in the best way.
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Louis Begley
American Novelist
I may well do some more polemical writing, if a subject that fires me up comes along. Apart from that possibility, I would like to continue to tell stories so long as I have stories to tell.
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Carlisle Floyd
American Composer
Like any other composer of opera, I choose a subject not for polemical reasons, but because it contains vivid characters in highly charged dramatic situations.
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David Hume
Scottish Philosopher
Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge.
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