[syn: warlike, martial]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Warlike \War"like`\, a.
1. Fit for war; disposed for war; as, a warlike state; a
warlike disposition.
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Old Siward, with ten thousand warlike men. --Shak.
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2. Belonging or relating to war; military; martial.
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The great archangel from his warlike toil Surceased.
--Milton.
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Syn: Martial; hostile; soldierly. See Martial.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
warlike
adj 1: disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; "militant
nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies" [syn:
militant, hawkish, warlike]
2: suggesting war or military life [syn: warlike, martial]