Definitions

martial

[mahr-shuhl] / ˈmɑr ʃəl /

ADJECTIVE

having to do with armed hostilities

Synonyms

STRONG

belligerent hostile military

WEAK

aggressive bellicose combative pugnacious soldierly warlike

Antonyms

STRONG

kind nice

WEAK

civil peaceful

Example Sentences

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The poets of this period were JUVENAL, PERSIUS, MARTIAL, LUCAN, and STATIUS, of whom the last two were of an inferior order.

From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin

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