polemick

He had signalized himself, in the schools, as a philosopher and polemick of extensive knowledge and deep penetration; and went through all the courses with a wise regard to the dignity and importance of each science.

Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Samuel Johnson 1746

I wifli there was not a polemick divine, faid Yorick, - in

The Works of Laurence Sterne 1795

The polemick writings it occasioned, though not without acrimony, were less bitter, than disputes among di - vines commonly are, when they engage with religious zeal, and their darling prejudices operate.

Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 1792

He had fignalizcxi himfclfj in the fchools, as a philofophcr and polemick of cxtcat¥€ knowledge and deep penetration; and went through all the couries with a wife regard to the dignity and importance of each fcicncc.

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with His Life, and Notes on His Lives of the Poets 1787