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Definition of Battleful
1. Adjective. Having or showing a ready disposition to fight. "A contentious nature"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battleful
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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