Zhang Zhidong

We must assent to the will of Heaven above and conform to the wishes of men on earth below, but the government should assert the majesty of its warlike might in order to drive away the hordes of fierce and cruel men. We know that the dispositions of these outer barbarians are as ravenous as those of wolves.

Chinese Politician

Freeman A. Hrabowski III

Computer games tend to be boys' games, warlike games with more violence. We have not spent enough time thinking through how to encourage more girls to be involved in computing before coming to college so they can see a possible career in information technology.

American Educator

Jane Goodall

War had always seemed to me to be a purely human behavior. Accounts of warlike behavior date back to the very first written records of human history; it seemed to be an almost universal characteristic of human groups.

English Scientist

Nostradamus

It is the circuit of the great ruinous deed when the name of the seventh is that of the fifth; when the third, even greater, the warlike stranger will take Paris, nor will Provence save her.

French Celebrity

Peter Stuyvesant

The design of those commissioners, frigates and warlike force is directed rather against Long Island and these your Honors' possessions, than to the imagined reform of New England.

Dutch Public Servant

George Will

Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like the butt of a pistol and shout 'Bang!

Journalist

Ambrose Bierce

The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations.

American Journalist

James Nasmyth

Everything connected with war and warlike exploits is interesting to a boy.

Scottish Inventor

Goldwin Smith

The Romans, we are told, were by nature a peculiarly warlike race.

Canadian Historian

Ralph Bunche

There are no warlike people - just warlike leaders.

American Diplomat

Conveys aggression or threat, often used in political or military discussions to describe hostile attitudes.

Negative Connotation

Can suggest a readiness to engage in conflict rather than peaceful or diplomatic approaches.

Aggressive Tone

Sometimes used metaphorically to describe intense competition or confrontation in sports or business.

Not Always Literal

Often used in history or anthropology to describe societies known for their military prowess or frequent conflicts.

Historical Usage

Some cultures may take pride in being described as warlike, associating it with bravery and honor.

Cultural Association

Can evoke images of warriors or soldiers, keen and equipped for battle, often in historical or fictional contexts.

Warrior Imagery

 raids and hunting and all those activities so it was natural and necessary to teach the boys and girls the same skills the same horse riding hunting fighting skills from day one archaeologists could see that scythian people were warlike many of their burials included lots of

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 I mean, these are very warlike nations -- I bet they weren't getting PTSD like we do. When their warriors came back from fighting the US military or fighting each other, I bet they pretty much just slipped right back into tribal life.

Warlike

Negative Connotation

Aggressive Tone

Not Always Literal

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