warrish
warrish adjective: militant; warlike.
Adjective
warrish (comparative more warrish, superlative most warrish)
- Militant; warlike.
- 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!1788, Peter Pindar, Brother Peter to brother Tom: An expostulatory epistle
- 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.1835, Peter Pindar, The works of Peter Pindar - Page 454
- Synonyms:
- warful
Examples of warrish in a sentence
- The specific examples of warrish attitudes change from year to year, but the underlying bellicosity remains.1996, Patrick J. Howell, A Spiritguide: Through Times of Darkness - Page 88:
- 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.2014, Mindy L. Klasky, The Glasswrights' Master:
Synonyms of warrish
Forms of warrish
| comparative | more warrish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most warrish |
Origin of warrish
From war + -ish.
Questions about warrish
- What does warrish mean?
- Warrish means militant; warlike.
- How do you use warrish in a sentence?
- The specific examples of warrish attitudes change from year to year, but the underlying bellicosity remains.
- What part of speech is warrish?
- Warrish is an adjective.
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