Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Loving war or combat; fond of debate or controversy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Fond of polemics or controversy.
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- adjective Fond of
polemics orcontroversy .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek φιλοπόλεμος (philopolemos, "fond of war, warlike")(from φίλος (philos, "loving") + πόλεμος (polemos, "war")) + -ic.
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