ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: Middle English werlik, from werre war + lik like
1. obsolete : ready for war : equipped to fight
2. : fit for, disposed to, or fond of war : bellicose
warlike savages
a warlike disposition
3. : of, relating to, concerned with, or useful in war : military , martial
accused him of supplying the enemy with warlike stores — Times Literary Supplement
4. : befitting or characteristic of war or a soldier
warlike fury