martial
adjective
inclined or disposed to war; warlike.
unmartial
-
a word derived from
martial.
Example Sentences
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Effie now had a reputation that followed her to London to the extent that the unmartial Ruskin himself was twice challenged to a duel by friends of the jewel-thief officer.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2013
There are also two fully staffed mental health clinics that accept the disturbed patient in a most unmartial atmosphere.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many top officers, notably Bundeswehr Inspector General Friedrich Foertsch, also sport unmartial potbellies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The absentee-prone Lebanese parliament, perhaps the world's most unmartial body, became so incensed that it took the warlike step of ending its emergency session with a wildly off-key singing of the national anthem.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bear, dragging the dead bull, rushed at the living, who, unmartial at first, stiffened to the defensive as he saw a bulk of wiry fur set with eyes of fire, almost upon him.
From Rezanov by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
