philopolemic
Meanings
Adj
- Exalting or supporting conflict or war.
- Fond of polemics or controversy.
Origin / Etymology
From philo- + polemic, modelled after Ancient Greek φιλοπόλεμος (philopólemos, “fond of war, warlike”), from φίλος (phílos, “beloved, dear; loving”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- (“decent, good; friendly, harmonious”)) + πόλεμος (pólemos, “war; battle”).
Synonyms
aggressive, antagonistic, assaultive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, hawkish, jingoistic, martial, militaristic, philopolemic, philopolemical, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent, warlike
Antonyms
dovish, nonbellicose, nonbelligerent, noncombative, pacific, peaceable, uncombative, unjingoistic, unwarlike
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