warlike

(wôr'līk')
adj.

1. Belligerent; hostile.
2. 1. Of or relating to war; martial.
   2. Indicative of or threatening war.

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adjective

1. Having or showing an eagerness to fight: bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, hostile, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent. See attack/defend.
2. Of, relating to, or inclined toward war: bellicose, martial, militaristic, military. See peace/conflict.

adj

Definition: hostile, battling
Antonyms: harmonizing, peaceful

adj. 1. disposed toward or threatening war; hostile: a warlike clan.

2. (of plans, preparations, or munitions) directed toward or prepared for war.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - krigs-, krigerisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
oorlogsachtig, oorlogszuchtig, krijgshaftig

Français (French)
adj. - guerrier, belliqueux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kriegerisch, Kriegs-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολεμοχαρής, φιλοπόλεμος, πολεμικός, αρειμάνιος

Italiano (Italian)
bellicoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - relativo à guerra

Русский (Russian)
воинственный, военный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - guerrero, belicoso, militar, marcial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - krigisk, stridslysten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
战争的, 尚武的, 好战的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 戰爭的, 尚武的, 好戰的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 전쟁의, 도전적인, 전쟁이 될 것 같은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 好戦的な, 戦争の, 戦争が起こりそうな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جاهز للحرب, حربي, عسكري, باسل, هاوي الحرب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מחרחר-מלחמה, מלחמתי, עוין, ערוך למלחמה, שש לקרב, צבאי, של מלחמה‬

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