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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈwɔɹlaɪk/ [General-American], /ˈwɔːlaɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-warlike.ogg [US] Forms: more warlike [comparative], most warlike [superlative]
Etymology: From war + -like. Compare the older warly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|war|-like}} war + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} warlike (comparative more warlike, superlative most warlike)
  1. Hostile and belligerent. Translations (belligerent): πολεμικός (polemikós) (Ancient Greek), ваяўні́чы (vajawníčy) [masculine] (Belarusian), войнствен (vojnstven) (Bulgarian), bel·ligerant (Catalan), krigerisk (Danish), strijdlustig (Dutch), oorlogszuchtig (Dutch), militema (Esperanto), sotaisa (Finnish), belliqueux (French), streitlustig (German), angriffslustig (German), kampfeslustig (German), φιλοπόλεμος (filopólemos) [masculine] (Greek), πολεμοχαρής (polemocharís) [masculine] (Greek), fearchonta (Irish), gaisciúil (Irish), treasach (Irish), tachrach [literary] (Irish), trodach (Irish), bellicoso (Italian), bellicōsus (Latin), bellax (Latin), воинствен (voinstven) (Macedonian), kaitaua (Māori), kaikiri (Māori), krigersk (Norwegian Bokmål), krigersk (Norwegian Nynorsk), belligerant (Occitan), guerrièr (Occitan), beligerante (Portuguese), вражде́бный (vraždébnyj) (Russian), guerrero (Spanish), savaşçıl (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-warlike-en-adj-iah1HdK3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'belligerent': 76 24
  2. Martial, bellicose or militaristic. Translations (bellicose): πολεμικός (polemikós) (Ancient Greek), военен (voenen) (Bulgarian), bel·licós (Catalan), krijgshaftig (Dutch), strijdlustig (Dutch), sotaisa (Finnish), sotaintoinen (Finnish), belliqueux (French), kriegerisch (German), kämpferisch (German), θούριος (thoúrios) [masculine] (Greek), πολεμικός (polemikós) [masculine] (Greek), ághmhar (Irish), anghlonnach (Irish), badhbha (Irish), cathach (Irish), cathartha (Irish), cogúil (Irish), draganta (Irish), ághdha [literary] (Irish), ánrata [literary] (Irish), éaglannach [literary] (Irish), níothach [literary] (Irish), trodach (Irish), bellicoso (Italian), согушчул (soguşcul) (Kyrgyz), bellifer (Latin), bellax (Latin), воинствен (voinstven) (Macedonian), kaitaua (Māori), kaikiri (Māori), bellicós (Occitan), querelós (Occitan), batalhièr (Occitan), cathach (Old Irish), belicoso [masculine] (Portuguese), războinic [masculine] (Romanian), savaşçıl (Turkish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antiwarlike, unwarlike, warlikely, warlikeness
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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
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    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Māori translations",
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    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Occitan translations",
    "Terms with Old Irish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "word": "draganta"
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      "word": "ánrata"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "éaglannach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "níothach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "trodach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "lang_code": "sga",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "cathach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "bellicoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "lang_code": "ky",
      "roman": "soguşcul",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "согушчул"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "bellifer"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "bellax"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "voinstven",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "воинствен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "kaitaua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "kaikiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "bellicós"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "querelós"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "batalhièr"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "belicoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "războinic"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "bellicose",
      "word": "savaşçıl"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for warlike meaning in All languages combined (11.6kB)

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