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unwarlike adjective uk /ʌnˈwɔː.laɪk/ us /ʌnˈwɔːr.laɪk/ not often involved in or eager to start wars: The ancient Greeks were a most unwarlike people. The prince was a timid and unwarlike youth. Opposite
warlike All of the people that we encountered appeared to be friendly and quite unwarlike. Like many other unwarlike men, he was appalled by the noise and squalor of the trenches. Akhenaten proved to be an unwarlike ruler who devoted most of his time and energy to religion. The islanders had become accustomed to living in unwarlike isolation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Peaceful and tranquil balm beatitude consonance coolness dust low-traffic lull non-militant peaceable peaceably quieten restfully restfulness sequestered sleepiness sleepy soothing the calm before the stormidiom the dust settlesidiom the lull before the stormidiom |