polemically
In combative debate
In a manner that strongly argues against or attacks opposing views.
Polemical writing or speech is combative and contentious, designed to provoke rather than persuade gently: He polemically dismissed his critics as ignorant.
The word often carries a note of intellectual aggression.
In an inciting manner
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- divisivelyIn a splitting manner
- contentiouslyIn argumentative fashion
- subversivelyIn a quietly undermining manner
heretically · radically · seditious · rebelliously · unorthodoxly · contrarily · nonconformist · tendentiously
In convincing manner
- dialecticallyThrough logical argumentation
- oratoricallyIn eloquent speech manner
- forensicallyWith scientific legal analysis
- didacticallyIn an instructive way
discursively · argumentatively · logically · eloquently · articulately · expressively · pointedly
In argumentative fashion
- combativelyIn a confrontational manner
- confrontationallyIn an aggressive, challenging manner
- antagonisticallyIn an opposing manner
- belligerentlyIn a combative way
pugnaciously · adversarially · aggressively · hostilely · defiantly · militantly · stridently · acrimoniously
In a severely critical way
- censoriouslyIn a fault-finding manner
- disapprovinglyExpressing negative judgment
- reproachfullyIn a scolding manner
- harshlyIn severe manner
bitingly · caustically · witheringly · acidly · trenchantly · incisively · piercingly · sharply
provocatively
In an inciting manner
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- divisivelyIn a splitting manner
- contentiouslyIn argumentative fashion
subversively · heretically · radically · seditious · rebelliously · unorthodoxly · contrarily · nonconformist · tendentiously · rabble-rousing
persuasively
In convincing manner
- dialecticallyThrough logical argumentation
- oratoricallyIn eloquent speech manner
- forensicallyWith scientific legal analysis
didactically · discursively · argumentatively · logically · eloquently · articulately · expressively · pointedly
contentiously
In argumentative fashion
- combativelyIn a confrontational manner
- confrontationallyIn an aggressive, challenging manner
- antagonisticallyIn an opposing manner
belligerently · pugnaciously · adversarially · aggressively · hostilely · defiantly · militantly · stridently · acrimoniously · ferociously
scathingly
In a severely critical way
- censoriouslyIn a fault-finding manner
- disapprovinglyExpressing negative judgment
- reproachfullyIn a scolding manner
harshly · bitingly · caustically · witheringly · acidly · trenchantly · incisively · piercingly · sharply · severely
polemicallydiplomatically
With political finesse
conciliatorily · peaceably · amicably · gently · tactfully
polemicallypersuasively
In convincing manner
calmly · reasonably · moderately · temperately · measuredly
polemicallyimpartially
Without taking sides
objectively · neutrally · dispassionately · even-handedly · fair-mindedly