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warlike
Fit for, fond of, or ready for war; bellicose; martial
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  1. Fit for, fond of, or ready for war; bellicose; martial
  2. Martial, bellicose or militaristic.
  3. Hostile and belligerent.
pugnacious
Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome; combative
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  1. Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome; combative
  2. Combative in nature.
hostile
Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
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  1. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy:
  3. Being in opposition; opposed:
quarrelsome
Argumentative; belligerent; contentious; given to quarreling.
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  1. Argumentative; belligerent; contentious; given to quarreling.
  2. Given to quarreling; contentious.
  3. Marked by quarreling.
contentious
Of or marked by contention
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  1. Of or marked by contention
  2. Provoking or likely to provoke controversy
  3. Involving or causing contention; controversial:
bellicose
Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament.
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  1. Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament.
  2. Of a quarrelsome or hostile nature; eager to fight or quarrel; warlike
militant
Fighting or warring.
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  1. Fighting or warring.
  2. Ready and willing to fight; esp., vigorous or aggressive in supporting or promoting a cause
  3. Having a combative character; aggressive, especially in the service of a cause:
martial
Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms.
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  1. Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms.
  2. Showing a readiness or eagerness to fight; warlike
  3. Of the army, the navy, or military life; military
hawkish
Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates.
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  1. Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates.
  2. Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.
combative
Fond of fighting or struggling; ready or eager to fight; pugnacious
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  1. Fond of fighting or struggling; ready or eager to fight; pugnacious
  2. Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
  3. Eager or disposed to fight.
truculent
Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.
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  1. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.
  2. Fierce; cruel; savage; ferocious
  3. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
antagonistic
Contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces.
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  1. Contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces.
  2. Showing antagonism; acting in opposition
aggressive
Characterized by aggression:
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  1. Characterized by aggression:
  2. Fast growing; tending to spread quickly and invade:
  3. Inclined to behave in an actively hostile fashion:
bellicose
Of a quarrelsome or hostile nature; eager to fight or quarrel; warlike
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  1. Of a quarrelsome or hostile nature; eager to fight or quarrel; warlike
  2. Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament.
combative
Fond of fighting or struggling; ready or eager to fight; pugnacious
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  1. Fond of fighting or struggling; ready or eager to fight; pugnacious
  2. Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
  3. Eager or disposed to fight.
contentious
Involving or causing contention; controversial:
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  1. Involving or causing contention; controversial:
  2. Of or marked by contention
  3. Provoking or likely to provoke controversy
hostile
Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
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  1. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy:
  3. Being in opposition; opposed:
militant
Ready and willing to fight; esp., vigorous or aggressive in supporting or promoting a cause
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  1. Ready and willing to fight; esp., vigorous or aggressive in supporting or promoting a cause
  2. Fighting or warring.
  3. Having a combative character; aggressive, especially in the service of a cause:
pugnacious
Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome; combative
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  1. Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome; combative
  2. Combative in nature.
quarrelsome
Argumentative; belligerent; contentious; given to quarreling.
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  1. Argumentative; belligerent; contentious; given to quarreling.
  2. Given to quarreling; contentious.
  3. Marked by quarreling.
scrappy
Made of scraps; consisting of odds and ends
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  1. Made of scraps; consisting of odds and ends
  2. Full of fighting spirit.
  3. (Informal) Fond of fighting, arguing, etc.; aggressive
truculent
Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.
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  1. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.
  2. Fierce; cruel; savage; ferocious
  3. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
warlike
Martial, bellicose or militaristic.
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  1. Martial, bellicose or militaristic.
  2. Fit for, fond of, or ready for war; bellicose; martial
  3. Hostile and belligerent.
aggressive
Fast growing; tending to spread quickly and invade:
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  1. Fast growing; tending to spread quickly and invade:
  2. Characterized by aggression:
  3. Inclined to behave in an actively hostile fashion:
combative
Fond of fighting or struggling; ready or eager to fight; pugnacious
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  1. Fond of fighting or struggling; ready or eager to fight; pugnacious
  2. Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
  3. Eager or disposed to fight.
contentious
Of or marked by contention
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  1. Of or marked by contention
  2. Provoking or likely to provoke controversy
  3. Involving or causing contention; controversial:
hostile
Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
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  1. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy:
  3. Being in opposition; opposed:
militant
Fighting or warring.
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  1. Fighting or warring.
  2. Ready and willing to fight; esp., vigorous or aggressive in supporting or promoting a cause
  3. Having a combative character; aggressive, especially in the service of a cause:
combatant
Ready or prepared to fight
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  1. Ready or prepared to fight
  2. Fighting
  3. Engaging in armed strife.
hostile
Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
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  1. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy:
  3. Being in opposition; opposed:
militant
Ready and willing to fight; esp., vigorous or aggressive in supporting or promoting a cause
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  1. Ready and willing to fight; esp., vigorous or aggressive in supporting or promoting a cause
  2. Fighting or warring.
  3. Having a combative character; aggressive, especially in the service of a cause:
combatant
One, such as a person or a combat vehicle, that takes part in armed strife.
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  1. One, such as a person or a combat vehicle, that takes part in armed strife.
  2. A person who engages in combat; fighter
fighter
A small, fast, highly maneuverable airplane for aerial combat that may be equipped with bombs, rockets, etc.
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  1. A small, fast, highly maneuverable airplane for aerial combat that may be equipped with bombs, rockets, etc.
  2. A pugnacious, unyielding, or determined person.
  3. One who fights, such as a soldier or boxer.
soldier
An enlisted person or a noncommissioned officer.
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  1. An enlisted person or a noncommissioned officer.
  2. One who has much military experience or military skill
  3. A person serving in an army; member of an army
warrior
A person taking part or experienced in conflict, esp. in battle
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  1. A person taking part or experienced in conflict, esp. in battle
  2. One who is engaged aggressively or energetically in an activity, cause, or conflict:
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