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polemical

Syllabification: (po·lem·i·cal)
Pronunciation: /pəˈlemikəl/
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Definition of polemical

adjective

  • of, relating to, or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech:a polemical essay

Derivatives

polemically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/
adverb

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