Warrish

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Militant; warlike..

Example Sentences

Brightned the black horizon of his parish ; Gave to the Prince of Darkness such hard blows, That Satan was afraid to show his nose, (Except in hell), before this priest so warrish!

Dear George, 'tis very true," replied the king, " Poor Honour is just come upon the parish; Merit may tramp tho streets, and ballads sing: My new-made knights can boast of nothing warrish.

The specific examples of warrish attitudes change from year to year, but the underlying bellicosity remains.

Some of the soldiers were little more than boys; they had spent their entire lives practicing their caste's warrish obligations, but they had never marched to battle for their king. Nevertheless, they understood the War Rites; […]

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• more warrish
• most warrish

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