battailous

[ bat-l-uhs ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. ready for battle; warlike.

Word History and Origins

Origin of battailous¹

1350–1400; Middle English batailous < Middle French bataillos. See battle ¹, -ous

Example Sentences

The "battailous" spirit of the West is not to be expected in a Byzantine sophist.

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