adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈwɔɹlaɪk/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwɔːlaɪk/
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CMU ARPABET:W AO1 R L AY2 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Hostile and belligerent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Martial, bellicose or militaristic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
suggesting war or military life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: martial
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
militant nations
hawkish congressman
warlike policies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: militant, hawkish
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From war + -like. Compare the older warly.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
ваяўні́чы
(vajawníčy)
— belligerent
Bulgarian:
войнствен
(vojnstven)
— belligerent
Catalan:
bel·ligerant
— belligerent
Danish:
krigerisk
— belligerent
Dutch:
strijdlustig
— belligerent
Dutch:
oorlogszuchtig
— belligerent
Esperanto:
militema
— belligerent
Finnish:
sotaisa
— belligerent
French:
belliqueux
— belligerent
German:
streitlustig
— belligerent
German:
angriffslustig
— belligerent
German:
kampfeslustig
— belligerent
Greek:
φιλοπόλεμος
(filopólemos)
— belligerent
Greek:
πολεμοχαρής
(polemocharís)
— belligerent
Ancient Greek:
πολεμικός
(polemikós)
— belligerent