polemically

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adverb

In a polemical manner.

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controversially
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Meanings

adverbpolemically (comparative more polemically, superlative most polemically)

comparative more polemically · superlative most polemically

  1. In a polemical manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbinvolving controversy

Similar
controversially
Also see
controversially

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From polemical + -ly. By surface analysis, polem- + -ic + -al + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

polemically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemically

MLA

“polemically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemically. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polemically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemically.

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