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polemico

polemical, controversial, argumentative

adjective poh-LEH-mee-koh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Origin: From Greek polemikos (warlike), from polemos (war).

Usage Note

Polemico describes a person prone to argument or a statement likely to provoke controversy: un intervento polemico ('a controversial speech'). The related noun polemica means 'controversy, dispute.' Note: in Italian fare polemica or essere polemico often implies a quarrelsome attitude rather than purely intellectual disagreement.

Examples

"Il suo discorso è stato molto polemico."

Natural Translation

His speech was very polemical.

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