English-Thai Dictionary

polemical

A โต้แย้ง  ขัดแย้ง 

 

polemics

N ศิลปะ การโต้เถียง  argument debate sin-la-pa-kan-to-ting

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POLEMIC, POLEMICAL

a.[Gr. war. ] 1. Controversial; disputative; intended to maintain an opinion or system in opposition to others; as a polemic treatise, discourse, essay or book; polemic divinity.
2. Engaged in supporting an opinion or system by controversy; as a polemic writer.

 

POLEMIC

n.A disputant; a controvertist; one who writes in support of an opinion or system in opposition to another.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLEMIC

Po *lem "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. polémique. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to controversy; maintaining, or involving, controversy; controversial; disputative; as, a polemic discourse or essay; polemic theology.

 

2. Engaged in, or addicted to, polemics, or to controversy; disputations; as, a polemic writer. South.

 

POLEMIC

POLEMIC Po *lem "ic, n.

 

1. One who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant. The sarcasms and invectives of the young polemic. Macaulay.

 

2. A polemic argument or controversy.

 

POLEMICAL

POLEMICAL Po *lem "ic *al, a.

 

Defn: Polemic; controversial; disputatious. -- Po *lem "ic *al *ly, adv. Polemical and impertinent disputations. Jer. Taylor.

 

POLEMICIST

POLEMICIST Po *lem "i *cist, n.

 

Defn: A polemic. [R.]

 

POLEMICS

Po *lem "ics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. polémique. ]

 

Defn: The art or practice of disputation or controversy, especially on religious subjects; that branch of theological science which pertains to the history or conduct of ecclesiastical controversy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

polemic

po lem ic |pəˈlemik pəˈlɛmɪk | ▶noun a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something: his polemic against the cultural relativism of the sixties | a writer of feminist polemic. • (usu. polemics ) the art or practice of engaging in controversial debate or dispute: the history of science has become embroiled in religious polemics. ▶adjective another term for polemical. DERIVATIVES po lem i cist |pəˈleməsist |noun, po lem i cize |pəˈleməˌsīz |verb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek polemikos, from polemos ‘war. ’

 

polemical

po lem i cal |pəˈlemikəl pəˈlɛməkəl | ▶adjective of, relating to, or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech: a polemical essay. DERIVATIVES po lem i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

polemic

polemic |pəˈlɛmɪk | ▶noun a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something: his polemic against the cultural relativism of the Sixties | [ mass noun ] : a writer of feminist polemic. • (usu. polemics ) the practice of engaging in controversial debate or dispute: the history of science has become embroiled in religious polemics. ▶adjective another term for polemical. DERIVATIVES polemicist |-sɪst |noun, polemicize (also polemicise ) verb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek polemikos, from polemos ‘war ’.

 

polemical

po ¦lem |ic ¦al |pəˈlɛmɪkəl | ▶adjective of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech: a polemical essay. DERIVATIVES polemically adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

polemic

polemic noun 1 a polemic against injustice: diatribe, invective, rant, tirade, broadside, attack, harangue, condemnation, criticism, stricture, admonition, rebuke; abuse; informal blast; formal castigation; literary philippic. 2 (polemics ) he is skilled in polemics: argumentation, argument, debate, contention, disputation, discussion, altercation; formal contestation. ▶adjective his famous polemic book. See polemical.

 

polemical

polemical adjective the first of his polemical essays against modernism: critical, hostile, bitter, polemic, virulent, vitriolic, venomous, caustic, trenchant, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, sharp, incisive, devastating.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

polemic

polemic noun 1 this is not just a polemic against injustice: diatribe, invective, denunciation, denouncement, rant, tirade, broadside, attack, harangue, verbal onslaught; condemnation, brickbats, criticism, admonishment, admonition, abuse, stream of abuse, stricture, tongue-lashing, castigation, reprimand, rebuke, reproof, reproval, upbraiding; informal knocking, blast; Brit. informal slating; rare philippic. 2 (polemics ) skilled in polemics: argumentation, argument, debate, contention, dispute, disputation, discussion, controversy, altercation, faction, wrangling; formal contestation. ▶adjective See polemical.

 

polemical

polemical adjective Brunner published a polemical tract against Barth: critical, hostile, bitter, polemic, virulent, vitriolic, venomous, waspish, corrosive, biting, caustic, trenchant, cutting, acerbic, sardonic, sarcastic, scathing, acid, sharp, keen, tart, pungent, stinging, astringent, incisive, devastating, piercing; rare acidulous, mordacious.

 

Spanish Dictionary

polémica

polémica nombre femenino Discusión entre dos o más personas que defienden opiniones contrarias, generalmente por escrito y de forma alternativa y reiterada :los dos periodistas sostuvieron una fuerte polémica a través de sus artículos .

 

polémico, -ca

polémico, -ca adjetivo 1 De la polémica o que provoca polémica :un tema polémico; una obra polémica; panfletos de carácter polémico; el debate sobre el título resultó polémico; debe ser un edificio polémico e impactante, que salga en las revistas de arquitectura .2 [persona ] Que provoca polémica o discusión sobre su persona o sus actos :el polémico delantero sigue sin marcar; polémico y apasionado, el director artístico del grupo habla del momento actual del teatro de su país .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

polemic

po lem ic /pəlémɪk /名詞 1 C ｟かたく ｠論争, 論戦 .2 〖～s; 単数扱い 〗論争術 ; 〘神学 〙論争法 .3 ＝polemicist .形容詞 ＝polemical .

 

polemical

po lem i cal /pəlémɪk (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠論争の ; 論争を引き起こす ; 論争的な ; 論争好きの .～ly 副詞

 

polemicist

po lem i cist po lem ist /pəlémɪsɪst //pɑ́ləməst /名詞 C 論客, 議論家, 論争好きな人 .