polêmico — meaning in English
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English meaning
- controversial adjective Causing or likely to cause strong disagreement or public debate.
- polemic noun A polemic is a strongly worded piece of writing or speech that argues forcefully against a particular idea, person or practice.
Senses
polêmico is used for these senses in English:
- controversial Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
- polemic Having the characteristics of a polemic.
polemic — full definition
- noun A polemic is a strongly worded piece of writing or speech that argues forcefully against a particular idea, person or practice.
- adjective Polemic describes writing or speech that has the forceful, one-sided character of an attack rather than a balanced argument.
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