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.
Derivatives:
polemically adv. polemicist n. polemicize v.tr. (also -ise). polemize v.tr. (also -ise).
Etymology: med.L polemicus f. Gk polemikos f. polemos war