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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.
Carlisle Floyd

Meaning of "polemical" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLEMICAL

polemical  [pəˈlɛmɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLEMICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polemical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POLEMICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polemic

A polemic /pəˈlɛmɪk/ is a contentious argument that is intended to establish the truth of a specific understanding and the falsity of the contrary position. Polemics are mostly seen in arguments about very controversial topics. The art or practice of such argumentation is called polemics. A person who often writes polemics, or who speaks polemically, is a polemicist or a polemic. The word is derived from the Greek πολεμικός, meaning "warlike, hostile", which comes from πόλεμος, "war".

Definition of polemical in the English dictionary

The definition of polemical in the dictionary is of or involving dispute or controversy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLEMICAL


academical
ˌækəˈdɛmɪkəl
agrichemical
ˈæɡrɪˌkɛmɪkəl
agrochemical
ˌæɡrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
biochemical
ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
biogeochemical
ˌbaɪəʊˌdʒiːəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
chemical
ˈkɛmɪkəl
electrochemical
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
geochemical
ˌdʒiːəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
mechanochemical
ˌmɛkənəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
neurochemical
ˌnjʊərəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
petrochemical
ˌpɛtrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
petrochemicals
ˌpɛtrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
photochemical
ˌfəʊtəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
physicochemical
ˌfɪzɪkəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
phytochemical
ˌfaɪtəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
psychochemical
ˌsaɪkəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
pyrochemical
ˌpaɪrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
semiochemical
ˌsɛmɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
stereochemical
ˌstɛrɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
thermochemical
ˌθɜːməʊˈkɛmɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLEMICAL

pole-vault
pole-vaulter
pole-vaulting
poleax
poleaxe
polecat
poleis
poleless
polemarch
polemic
polemically
polemicise
polemicist
polemicize
polemics
polemist
polemize
polemoniaceous
polemonium
polenta

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLEMICAL

agronomical
alchemical
anatomical
astronomical
clinical
comical
cytochemical
dynamical
economical
gastronomical
histochemical
hydrodynamical
inimical
microchemical
neuroanatomical
nonchemical
radiochemical
rhythmical
taxonomical
thermodynamical
uneconomical

Synonyms and antonyms of polemical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «POLEMICAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «polemical» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of polemical

Translation of «polemical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLEMICAL

Find out the translation of polemical to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polemical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polemical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

论战
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polémica
570 millions of speakers

English

polemical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सांसद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انفعالي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полемический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polêmica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিতর্কমূলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polémique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polemik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polemisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

論争
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

논쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polemik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về tranh luận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சார்ந்த சர்ச்சைக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विवादास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polemik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polemico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polemiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полемічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polemic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολεμική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polemiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polemical
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polemisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polemical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLEMICAL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polemical

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4 QUOTES WITH «POLEMICAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word polemical.
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Louis Begley
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.
2
Carlisle Floyd
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.
3
David Hume
Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge.
4
Cynthia Ozick
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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLEMICAL»

Discover the use of polemical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polemical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Polemical Encounters: Esoteric Discourse and Its Others
This volume sheds new light on the ultimately polemical structure of western esotericism and thus opens new vistas for further research into esoteric discourse.
Olav Hammer, Kocku Von Stuckrad, 2007
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Polemical Pain: Slavery, Cruelty, and the Rise of ...
Polemical Pain shows how the debate over slavery’s cruelty played a large, unrecognized role in shaping moral categories that remain pertinent today.
Margaret Abruzzo, 2011
3
Early Polemical Writings
This collection is the first focused effort to bring modern research techniques to bear on Kierkegaard's earliest polemical writings and literary efforts as gathered in the first volume of Kierkegaard's Writings under the title Early ...
Robert L. Perkins, 1999
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Exegesis as Polemical Discourse: Ibn Ḥazm on Jewish and ...
This study makes the content of the Treatise available to English speakers for the first time, providing a detailed description of the work and an assessment of its significance.
Theodore Pulcini, Gary Laderman, 1998
5
The Follies of Globalisation Theory: Polemical Essays
Justin Rosenberg develops an erudite and lively critique of contemporary globalization theory.
Justin Rosenberg, 2002
6
Composition in the University: Historical and Polemical Essays
The essays in this book are informed by Crowley's long career of teaching composition, administering a composition program, and training teachers of the required introductory course.
Sharon Crowley, 1998
7
Illusory Consensus: Bolingbroke and the Polemical Response ...
Alexander Pettit analyzes the formation of and the reaction against the notion of a unified opposition to England's de facto prime minister Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745), the "great man" of Scriblerian satire who was reviled throughout the ...
Alexander Pettit, 1997
8
Dogmatic and Polemical Works (The Fathers of the Church, ...
St. Jerome's reputation rests primarily on his achievements as a translator and as a scriptural exegete.
Jerome, 2010
9
Ibn 'Arabi in the Later Islamic Tradition: The Making of a ...
Examines the fierce controversy over the legacy of Ibn 'Arabi, the great Islamic mystic.
Alexander D. Knysh, 1999
10
Reformation Fictions: Polemical Protestant Dialogues in ...
Reformation Fictions rehabilitates a body of little-known Elizabethan texts.
Antoinina Bevan Zlatar, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLEMICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polemical is used in the context of the following news items.
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Grace and Truth on Campus
A reputation for hasty judgment or polemical attacks will curtail opportunities for discussion—no one likes to be harangued. If we do not reflect ... «First Things, Jul 15»
2
Instead Of Fighting ISIS, Erdogan Pushes Turkey Toward Chaos …
The government then defended him publicly as a victim of the 'deep state' conspiracy, one of Erdogan's favorite polemical bogeys. Meanwhile ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Abbott's $60 billion cost for Labor's renewables goal came from …
Asked whether an ETS was a tax, Turnbull chose to be precise rather than polemical. He said there were two answers to the question. «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
4
Marshall Project stakes out high ground on journalism's slippery slope
“We're not offering loaded stories or polemical screeds about the state of the criminal justice system,” he said. “We're offering reported pieces ... «Columbia Journalism Review, Jul 15»
5
The Originals villians or heroes?
So Now here am i again in this awesome page but this time im here to talk about the Originals On some polemical matter or not? Depending on ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
6
Twitter can lead to misunderstanding -- Karma Chavez
Twitter is a polemical medium that differs from other social media. Sound bites capture what would otherwise be elaborated arguments. In short ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
7
Theatre: Less Is More; and a gender debate
Amy Conroy's Luck Just Kissed You Hello is a rare achievement, a play that is polemical while remaining provocative, funny, and intensely ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
Russia To Block Tribunal Investigating MH17 Crash
... held on both the tribunal idea and the Russian project, “there were some polemical statements by our Western colleagues, “ he told reporters. «Vatican Radio, Jul 15»
9
Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, late July
Here's another attempt to make a polemical point about a political issue by creating a highly improbable near-future scenario. In this case, we ... «Locus Online, Jul 15»
10
The Progress of Poet Maxine Kumin
Though Kumin could turn polemical, producing horrified poems about the Bosnian war and America's recourse to torture in Iraq, the farm ... «Forward, Jul 15»

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