[adjective] [formal]people who are warlike are often involved in and eager to start wars.It has often been said, perhaps unfairly, that they are a warlike nation/people.The atmosphere in the football stadium was positively warlike.Crowds of men were shouting warlike chants at the top of their voices.
WARLIKE
Meaning of WARLIKE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012