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warlike

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warlike
adjective
a warlike ruler:
aggressive, belligerent, warmongering, warring, bellicose, pugnacious, combative, bloodthirsty, hawkish, gung-ho, jingoistic, saber-rattling;
hostile, threatening, inimical, violent, quarrelsome;
militaristic, militant, martial, soldierly;
archaic sanguinary.
antonyms peaceable.