Contentious vs. Polemical

Contentiousadjective

Marked by heated arguments or controversy.

Contentiousadjective

Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.

Contentiousadjective

Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.

Contentiousadjective

Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention.

Contentiousadjective

Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.

Contentiousadjective

inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits;

Contentiousadjective

involving or likely to cause controversy;

Contentiousadjective

having or showing a ready disposition to fight;

Polemicaladjective

related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic

Polemicaladjective

being an attempt to evaluate the arguments comprehensively

Polemicaladjective

prone to causing disputes; inclined to causing the expression of opposing opinions, disputatious, contentious, edgy

Polemicalnoun

A diatribe or polemic.

Polemicaladjective

Polemic; controversial; disputatious.

Polemicaladjective

of or involving dispute or controversy

Polemicaladjective

of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech