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polemical

UK/pә'lemikәl/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Relating to or involving strong argument or controversy; disputatious.

论战性的;好争辩的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
polemroot
+
icrelating to, having the nature of
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=polemical

Common Collocations

  • 1.polemical writing论战性文章
  • 2.polemical tone论战性语气
  • 3.highly polemical极具争议性的
  • 4.[polemical debate]论战性辩论

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The professor's polemical style made his lectures both exciting and controversial.

  • 2.

    The article was criticized for being too polemical rather than objectively analytical.

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