Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Polemical /pəl-ĕm'-ək-əl/ · Po·lem·ic·al · IPA /pəˈlɛmɪkəl/ 01 a. Polemic; controversial; disputatious. 1. Polemic; controversial; disputatious. “Polemical and impertinent disputations.” — Jer. Taylor.