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
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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.
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Polemic as a noun:
An argument or controversy.
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Polemic as a noun:
A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
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Polemic as an adjective:
Having the characteristics of a polemic.
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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
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Polemical as a noun:
A diatribe or polemic.