warlike
Americanadjective
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fit, qualified, or ready for war; martial.
a warlike fleet; warlike tribes.
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threatening or indicating war.
a warlike tone.
- Synonyms:
- unfriendly, inimical, hostile, belligerent, bellicose
- Antonyms:
- peaceful
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of or relating to war.
a warlike expedition.
adjective
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of, relating to, or used in war
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hostile or belligerent
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fit or ready for war
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of warlike
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at war 1, -like
Example Sentences
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Performers chanted her name before the first edition of a women-run street party called Calcinhas Bélicas – Warlike Knickers.
From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2019
Nagasaki was a member of a group called the Warlike Gods Society.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2014
Warlike Drona, doth he guard us like a broad and ample shield?
From Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse by Dutt, Romesh
Best govern’d by the Warlike and the wise.
From Anti-Achitophel (1682) Three Verse Replies to Absalom and Achitophel by John Dryden by Jones, Harold Whitmore
Warlike preparations are daily making in this kingdom and in Spain; in the latter immediately against the Portuguese, but they will most probably in their consequences involve other powers.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I by Sparks, Jared
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