Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Warlike /wôr'-līkˌ/ · War·like · IPA /ˈwɔɹlaɪk/ 01 a. Fit for war; disposed for war; as, a warlike state; a warlike disposition. 1. Fit for war; disposed for war; as, a warlike state; a warlike disposition. “Old Siward, with ten thousand warlike men.” — Shak. 2. Belonging or relating to war; military; martial. “The great archangel from his warlike toil Surceased.” — Milton. Syn. Martial; hostile; soldierly. See Martial.