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Webster 1913 Edition

Warlike

War′likeˊ

,
Adj.
1.
Fit for war; disposed for war;
as, a
warlike
state; a
warlike
disposition
.
Old Siward, with ten thousand
warlike
men.
Shakespeare
2.
Belonging or relating to war; military; martial.
The great archangel from his
warlike
toil Surceased.
Milton.
Syn. – Martial; hostile; soldierly. See
Martial
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Warlike

WARLIKE

,
Adj.
[war and like.]
1.
Fit for war; disposed for war; as a warlike state.
Old Siward with ten thousand warlike men.
2.
Military; pertaining to war; as warlike toil.
3.
Having a martial appearance.
4.
Having the appearance of war.

Definition 2025

warlike

warlike

English

Adjective

warlike ‎(comparative more warlike, superlative most warlike)

  1. Hostile and belligerent.
  2. Martial, bellicose or militaristic.
    • 2013 July 20, “Old soldiers?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
      Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.

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Etymology

From war +‎ -like.

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