polemic C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /pəˈlɛmɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #79226 Meanings 1 adj Having the characteristics of a polemic. A fourth hindrance is by some held to be, that many of our polemic publications are too polemic. Some hold that we should urge the simple Gospel, and make no attack on Hinduism or Muhammadanism . Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having the characteristics... polemical Word family Derived forms polemicalpolemicallypolemicist Etymology From French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós, “of war”), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war”). By surface analysis, polem- + -ic. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # polemic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pəˈlɛmɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 79226 ## Meanings 1. Having the characteristics of a polemic. ## Examples - A fourth hindrance is by some held to be, that many of our polemic publications are too polemic. Some hold that we should urge the simple Gospel, and make no attack on Hinduism or Muhammadanism . ## Synonyms - polemical ## Derived Forms - polemical - polemically - polemicist ## Etymology From French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós, “of war”), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war”). By surface analysis, polem- + -ic. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown