Contentious
Contentious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Soldierly and contentious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soldierly" instead an adjective "Contentious".
Nearby Word: contention
Soldierly
Soldierly adjective - Of, relating to, or suitable for war or a warrior.
Usage example: Noah Webster's brief contribution to the Revolutionary cause suggests that his soldierly skills were few
Contentious and soldierly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contentious" instead an adjective "Soldierly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- contrary and contentious
- contrary and soldierly
- fierce and contentious
- fierce and soldierly
- hostile and contentious
- hostile and soldierly
- antagonistic and contentious
- antagonistic and soldierly
- truculent and contentious
- truculent and soldierly
- quarrelsome and contentious
- quarrelsome and soldierly
- aggressive and contentious
- aggressive and soldierly
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