Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Belligerent; hostile.
- adjective Of or relating to war; martial.
- adjective Indicative of or threatening war.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Fond of war; easily provoked to war; ready to engage in war; fit or prepared for war: martial: as, a warlike nation.
- Of or pertaining to war; martial; military.
- Betokening or threatening war; hostile.
- Having a martial appearance; having the qualities of a soldier; befitting a soldier.
- Synonyms Bellicose, hostile.
- 1-4. Military, etc. See
martial .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Fit for war; disposed for war.
- adjective Belonging or relating to war; military; martial.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
hostile andbelligerent - adjective
martial ,bellicose ormilitaristic
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective suggesting war or military life
- adjective disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lakhdar Boumediene himself, for example, was seized while completely unarmed and not engaged in warlike acts in Bosnia based on intelligence that implicated him in planning to bomb an embassy.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Defamation by Government Still Political Question 2010
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Lakhdar Boumediene himself, for example, was seized while completely unarmed and not engaged in warlike acts in Bosnia based on intelligence that implicated him in planning to bomb an embassy.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Defamation by Government Still Political Question 2010
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At earliest dawn on September 16 our whole Brigade, preceded by a squadron of Bengal Lancers, marched in warlike formation into the Mamund Valley and was soon widely spread over its extensive area.
Archive 2004-11-28 Laban 2004
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At earliest dawn on September 16 our whole Brigade, preceded by a squadron of Bengal Lancers, marched in warlike formation into the Mamund Valley and was soon widely spread over its extensive area.
November 28, 2004 Laban 2004
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At earliest dawn on September 16 our whole Brigade, preceded by a squadron of Bengal Lancers, marched in warlike formation into the Mamund Valley and was soon widely spread over its extensive area.
Churchill On The Frontier - Mamund Valley Laban 2004
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The welfare of the tribe or of the nation has clearly depended in warlike ages on the number of adult males capable of bearing arms that it could mobilise for every tribal or national emergency.
Militarism versus Feminism: An Enquiry and a Policy Demonstrating that Militarism involves the Subjection of Women Charles Kay 1915
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"Tina Percival," said Miss Asphyxia, in warlike tones, "do you speak out plain, or I 'll box yer ears."
Oldtown Folks 1869
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Valentinian, encompassed with the eagles of the legions, and the various banners of the cavalry and infantry, was conducted, in warlike pomp, to the palace of Nice.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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American soldiers committed, their demeanor has been warlike, which is not perceived by the occupied populace as reassuring or secure, but as frightening and dangerous.
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Isa 3: 12; Ec 10: 16). babes -- in warlike might; antithesis to "the mighty" and "man of war."
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