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Fit for war; disposed for war; as, a warlike state; a warlike disposition.

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  1. a. Fit for war; disposed for war; as, a warlike state; a warlike disposition.
  2. a. Belonging or relating to war; military; martial.
  3. adj. disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
  4. adj. suggesting war or military life
  5. 1. Fit for war; disposed for war; as, a warlike state; a warlike disposition. Old Siward, with ten thousand warlike men. Shak. 2. Belonging or relating to war; military; martial. The great archangel from his warlike toil Surceased. Milton. Syn. -- Martial; hostile; soldierly. See Martial.
  6. j:100 s. suggesting war or military life