Definition of Battleful

1. Adjective. Having or showing a ready disposition to fight. "A contentious nature"

Exact synonyms: Bellicose, Combative
Similar to: Aggressive
Derivative terms: Combat, Combativeness

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battleful

battlebuses
battlecruiser
battlecruisers
battled
battledore
battledore and shuttlecock
battledore placenta
battledores
battledress
battlefield
battlefields
battlefleet
battlefleets
battlefront
battlefronts
battleful (current term)
battleground
battlegrounds
battlegroup
battlegroups
battleline
battlelines
battlement
battlemented
battlements
battleplan
battleplans
battler
battlers
battles

Literary usage of Battleful

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane (1900)
"It took moments for it to cast off its battleful ways and resume its accustomed course of thought. Gradually his brain emerged from the clogged clouds, ..."

2. Crumbling Idols: Twelve Essays on Art, Dealing Chiefly with Literature by Hamlin Garland (1894)
"If the past was dark and battleful and bloody and barbarous, the future will be peaceful and sunny. If the past celebrated lust and greed and love of power, ..."

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