Martial

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or suggestive of war.
  • adjective. Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms.
  • adjective. Characteristic of or befitting a warrior.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • [capitalized] Pertaining to or characteristic of the god Mars.
  • Of or pertaining to war; of warlike character; military; warlike; soldierly: as, a martial equipage or appearance; martial music; a martial nation.
  • Having reference to a state of war, or to a military organization; connected with the army and navy: opposed to civil: as, martial law; a court martial.
  • [capitalized] Pertaining to or resembling the planet Mars.
  • In old chemistry, having the properties of iron.
  • noun. A soldier, or military man.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military
  • adjective. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.
  • adjective. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to civil
  • adjective. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars.
  • adjective. Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate.
  • adjective. a reddish crystalline salt of iron; the ammonio-chloride of iron.
  • adjective. the law administered by the military power of a government when it has superseded the civil authority in time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to enforce the laws. It is distinguished from military law, the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
  • adjective. Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
  • adjective. Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. suggesting war or military life
  • adjective. (of persons) befitting a warrior
  • noun. Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)
  • adjective. of or relating to the armed forces
  • Word Usage
    "I been in martial arts for a long time, and I have met quite a few women who could mop the floor with any man they met (it is technique not strength, that wins the fight)."
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