martial

CEFRC1

/ˈmɑːʃəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to fighting, war, or the armed forces.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly.

Examples

  • The President suspended the constitution and imposed martial law.

  • Which will he choose, I wonder, martial arts or death?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Connected with or relating to armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.

  2. Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.

  3. Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mars.

More examples

In context

  • martial preparations martial flowers (a reddish crystalline salt of iron)

  • Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges, circa 250

  • The captaine he, which climbes for high advaunce, / By piercing blade imbrude in enimies blood, / In martiall ſhewes who formoſt leades the daunce, [...]

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English martial, marcial, mercial, mercialle (“relating to war, warlike; military; for use in fighting or warfare; brave, hardy; combative, fierce; ruthless, vicious; domineering, overbearing”), from Middle French martial (modern French martial (“martial”)), or directly from its etymon Latin mārtiālis (“of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war”), from Mārtius (“of or pertaining to Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship). The English word is cognate with Italian marziale (“martial”), Portuguese marcial (“martial”), Spanish marcial (“martial”).