I. po‧lem‧ic /pəˈlemɪk/ noun formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: polémique, from Greek polemikos 'liking to fight', from polemos 'war']

1. [countable] a written or spoken statement that strongly criticizes or defends a particular idea, opinion, or person:
Before long, the dispute degenerated into fierce polemics.

2. [uncountable] (also polemics) the practice or skill of making written or spoken statements that strongly criticize or defend a particular idea, opinion, or person

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II. po‧lem‧i‧cal /pəˈlemɪkəl/ (also polemic) adjective formal
using strong arguments to criticize or defend a particular idea, opinion, or person:
The reforms were attacked in a highly polemical piece in the ‘New Yorker’.
—polemically /-kli/ adverb

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