# warlike

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwɔɹlaɪk/ · frequency rank #42,987

## Definitions
1. Hostile and belligerent.
2. Martial, bellicose or militaristic.

## Etymology
From war + -like. Compare the older warly.

## Easily confused with
- **wartime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warlike-vs-wartime)

## Common misspellings (10)
`awrlike`, `walrike`, `warilke`, `warliek`, `warlikke`, `warlkie`, `warllike`, `warrlike`, `wralike`, `wwarlike`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/warlike