military

[ mil-i-ter-ee ]

/ ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr i /

adjective

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.

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.

Nearby words

militarism, militarist, militaristic, militarize, militarized, military, military academy, military attaché, military brush, military covenant, military engineering

Origin of military

1575–85; < Latin mīlitāri(s), equivalent to mīlit- (stem of mīles) soldier + -āris -ary

SYNONYMS FOR military

3 soldierly, soldierlike, martial.

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/, adverbmil·i·tar·i·ness, nounan·ti·mil·i·tar·y, adjectivenon·mil·i·tar·y, adjective

pre·mil·i·tar·y, adjectivepro·mil·i·tar·y, adjectivepseu·do·mil·i·tar·i·ly, adverbpseu·do·mil·i·tar·y, adjectivequa·si-mil·i·tar·y, adjectivesu·per·mil·i·tar·y, adjective, nounun·mil·i·tar·i·ly, adverbun·mil·i·tar·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for militarily

The United States emerged as the true victor of World War I in every sense: militarily, economically and morally.
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The U.S. was wrong-footed diplomatically and militarily humbled.
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He believed the more you aided Israel militarily, the more flexible they would be diplomatically.
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And there are allies in both regions that we should continue to support not just morally, but materially and militarily.
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Obama also has to elaborate on his Friday statement promising “costs” for Russia if it intervened in Ukraine militarily, he said.
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We must protect ourselves politically and militarily against this, and also insure our economic development.
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Peter Gross's reply was as militarily curt as the captain's question.
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The cost of armaments becomes less oppressive as we near our defense goals; yet we are militarily stronger every day.
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Militarily the town could not be held, for its one and only defence was the Yellow River.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard
We enter 1973 economically strong, militarily secure and, most important of all, at peace after a long and trying war.
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British Dictionary definitions for militarily

military

/ (ˈmɪlɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc

of, characteristic of, or about soldiers

noun plural -taries or -tary

the military the armed services (esp the army)

Derived Forms

militarily, adverb

Word Origin for military

C16: via French from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles soldier

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military

adjective

noun, plural mil·i·tar·ies, mil·i·tar·y.

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British Dictionary definitions for militarily

military

adjective

noun plural -taries or -tary

Derived Forms

Word Origin for military