philopolemical
English edit
Etymology edit
philo- + polemical, modelled after Ancient Greek φιλοπόλεμος (philopólemos);[1] see further at philopolemic.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɪləʊpəˈlɛmɪkl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɪloʊpəˈlɛmɪk(ə)l/, /-mə-/
- Rhymes: -ɛmɪkəl
- Hyphenation: phi‧lo‧po‧lem‧ic‧al
Adjective edit
philopolemical (comparative more philopolemical, superlative most philopolemical)
- Synonym of philopolemic [from early 19th c.]
References edit
- ^ “philopolemical, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2006; “philopolemical”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
