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of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life. of, for, or pertaining to war: military preparedness. of or relating to soldiers. befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier: a military bearing. following the life of a soldier: a military career. performed by soldiers: military duty. Show More
noun, plural mil·i·tar·ies, mil·i·tar·y. the military, the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces. military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively: the bar, the press, and the military. Show More
Origin of military 1575–85; <
Latin mīlitāri(s ), equivalent to
mīlit- (stem of
mīles ) soldier +
-āris -ary Related forms mil·i·tar·i·ly [mil-i-tair -uh -lee, mil -i-ter-uh -lee] /ˌmɪl ɪˈtɛər ə li, ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr ə li/ adverb mil·i·tar·i·ness , noun an·ti·mil·i·tar·y , adjective non·mil·i·tar·y , adjective pre·mil·i·tar·y , adjective pro·mil·i·tar·y , adjective pseu·do·mil·i·tar·i·ly , adverb pseu·do·mil·i·tar·y , adjective qua·si-mil·i·tar·y , adjective su·per·mil·i·tar·y , adjective, noun un·mil·i·tar·i·ly , adverb un·mil·i·tar·y , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for militarily Contemporary Examples of militarily The United States emerged as the true victor of World War I in every sense: militarily , economically and morally.
The U.S. was wrong-footed diplomatically and militarily humbled.
He believed the more you aided Israel militarily , the more flexible they would be diplomatically.
And there are allies in both regions that we should continue to support not just morally, but materially and militarily .
Obama also has to elaborate on his Friday statement promising “costs” for Russia if it intervened in Ukraine militarily , he said.
Historical Examples of militarily On the contrary, they believed out of obedience, militarily .
Of the two fragments, the smaller was militarily important only as a feeder to the other.
Napoleon has vanquished Austria, not only militarily , but also morally.
Peter Gross's reply was as militarily curt as the captain's question.
There was no doubt that Germany was desperate, economically, morally and militarily .
British Dictionary definitions for militarily of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc of, characteristic of, or about soldiers Show More
noun plural -taries or -tary the military the armed services (esp the army) Show More
Derived Forms militarily , adverb Word Origin for military C16: via French from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles soldier
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Word Origin and History for militarily adj. mid-15c., from Middle French militaire (14c.), from Latin militaris "of soldiers or war, of military service, warlike," from miles (genitive militis ) "soldier," of unknown origin, perhaps ultimately from Etruscan, or else meaning "one who marches in a troop," and thus connected to Sanskrit melah "assembly," Greek homilos "assembled crowd, throng." Related: Militarily . Old English had militisc , from Latin. Military-industrial complex coined 1961 in farewell speech of U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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n. "soldiers generally," 1757, from military (adj.). Earlier, "a military man" (1736).
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