Militarily Meaning
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹə.li/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn a military or martial manner; not peaceably.
advBy way of military or otherwise belligerent means.
Sentence Examples
Algeria can't be defeated militarily.
Algeria is militarily powerful.
Jugurtha was sent to serve militarily in Spain.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The nation is very strong ____, with a powerful and large army.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two countries are allied ____, meaning they have agreed to support each other if either one is attacked by a third nation.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English military Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English militarily From military + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"At the very moment when their petty-bourgeois counterparts were coming to power elsewhere in Africa, these Mozambicans found the Portuguese turning their backs on neocolonialism and digging in their heels militarily against any such denouement to their rule."
— 1985, John S. Saul, chapter I, in John S. Saul, editor, A Difficult Road: The Transition to Socialism in Mozambique, New York: Monthly Review Press, →ISBN, section 1, page 46:
"Whether [Israel's] blockade [of Gaza] is militarily justified is a point of contention."
— 2025 October 2, The Associated Press, “Israeli navy intercepts most Gaza-bound flotilla boats and arrests activists”, in NPR:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The nation is very strong ____, with a powerful and large army.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two countries are allied ____, meaning they have agreed to support each other if either one is attacked by a third nation.