n. & adj.
n. 1 a controversial discussion. 2 Polit. a verbal or written attack, esp. on a political opponent.
adj. (also polemical) involving dispute; controversial. polemically adv. polemicist n. polemicize v.tr. (also -ise). polemize v.tr. (also -ise).
[ med.L polemicus f. Gk polemikos f. polemos war ]