- battailous
- adjective Etymology: Middle English bataillous, from Anglo-French *bataillos, from bataille battle Date: 14th century archaic ready for battle ; warlike
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Battailous — Bat tail*ous, a. [OF. bataillos, fr. bataille. See {Battle}, n.] Arrayed for battle; fit or eager for battle; warlike. [Obs.] In battailous aspect. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
battailous — /bat l euhs/, adj. Archaic. ready for battle; warlike. [1350 1400; ME batailous < MF bataillos. See BATTLE1, OUS] * * * … Universalium
battailous — bat·tail·ous … English syllables
battailous — ˈbad.ələs adjective Etymology: Middle English bataillous, from Middle French bataillos, from bataille battle + os ous more at battle archaic : ready for battle : warlike … Useful english dictionary
warlike — adj 1. militant, militaristic, aggressive, hawkish; bellicose, belligerent, combative, pugnacious, truculent, full of fight, Sl. scrappy; hostile, antagonistic. 2. martial, military, military minded, soldierly, soldierlike; armed, under arms,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
batail — batail(e, ailler, ailling, aillous obs. forms of battle, er, ing, battailous … Useful english dictionary
bataile — batail(e, ailler, ailling, aillous obs. forms of battle, er, ing, battailous … Useful english dictionary
battlous — see battailous a … Useful english dictionary
