The difference between Polemic and Polemical

When used as nouns, polemic means a person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another, whereas polemical means a diatribe or polemic.

When used as adjectives, polemic means having the characteristics of a polemic, whereas polemical means related to argument or controversy.


check bellow for the other definitions of Polemic and Polemical

  1. Polemic as a noun:

    A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.

  2. Polemic as a noun:

    An argument or controversy.

  3. Polemic as a noun:

    A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

  1. Polemic as an adjective:

    Having the characteristics of a polemic.

  1. Polemical as an adjective (somewhat, _, derogative):

    related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic being an attempt to evaluate the arguments comprehensively prone to causing disputes; inclined to causing the expression of opposing opinions, disputatious, contentious, edgy

  1. Polemical as a noun:

    A diatribe or polemic.