polemical /pəˈlɛmɪkəl/adjective 3noun 1forms 3 adjective3 •Related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic. •Prone to causing disputes; inclined to causing the expression of opposing opinions, disputatious, contentious, edgy.Not only are all these allegations worded in an unnecessarily polemical style, they are also simply false — 2012 •Being an attempt to evaluate the arguments comprehensively.[…] in order to give a comprehensive critical and polemical analysis of the Dictionary in question, a whole book would be needed. — 1996 noun1 •A diatribe or polemic. formspolemicals · more polemical · most polemical