Question 1 · Quick check
polemical
CEFRC2
/pəˈlɛmɪkəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Strongly criticizing an opinion or idea.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailA diatribe or polemic.
Examples
He wrote a polemical essay criticizing the new policy.
The author wrote a long and highly polemical essay on the topic.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Also pronounced
- /pəˈlemɪkəl/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsRelated to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic.
Being an attempt to evaluate the arguments comprehensively.
Prone to causing disputes; inclined to causing the expression of opposing opinions, disputatious, contentious, edgy.
More examples
In contextWe should avoid such polemical and divisive language.
If democratic legitimacy is a principle—and not just a polemical weapon wielded by the left in a selective and self-serving way—then we would have to consider not only the democratic legitimacy of a potential reversal of Roe but also the democratic legitimacy...
If democratic legitimacy is a principle—and not just a polemical weapon wielded by the left in a selective and self-serving way—then we would have to consider not only the democratic legitimacy of a potential reversal of Roe but also the democratic legitimacy (if any) of the constitutional right to abortion itself.
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Origin
adjective
From polemic + -al. By surface analysis, polem- + -ic + -al.