Definition for WAR'LIKE

WAR'LIKE, a. [war and like.]

  1. Fit for war; disposed for war; as, a warlike state. Old Siward with ten thousand warlike men. – Shak.
  2. Military; pertaining to war; as, warlike toil. – Milton.
  3. Having a martial appearance.
  4. Having the appearance of war.

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