Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warlike

/ˈwɔɹlaɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: war-like
IPA: /ˈwɔɹlaɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hostile and belligerent.

adj

Martial, bellicose or militaristic.

Example Sentences

"“I see a somewhat warlike atmosphere. Silence can say many things,” a driver from eastern Caracas told CNN, asking not to be identified for security reasons."
"Doubt not my Lord and gratious Soueraigne, But Tamburlaine, and that Tartarian rout, Shall either periſh by our warlike hands, Or plead for mercie at your highneſſe feet."
"Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless."

Etymology

From war + -like. Compare the older warly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: war

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɔɹlaɪk/
British English: /ˈwɔːlaɪk/

Inflected Forms

more warlike (comparative) most warlike (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiwarlike unwarlike warlikely warlikeness

Synonyms

martial militant hawkish

Antonyms

nonwarlike peaceful

Questions

How do you pronounce warlike?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔɹlaɪk/.
What does warlike mean?: Hostile and belligerent.
Where does warlike come from?: From war + -like. Compare the older warly.

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