Synonyms for gladiatorial
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : glad-ee-uh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌglæd i əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- |
Top 10 synonyms for gladiatorial
- active
- aggressive
- argumentative
- assertory
- attacking
- bad-tempered
- bloodthirsty
- brawling
- cat-and-dog
- choleric
- churlish
- combating
- contending
- contentious
- contrary
- crabby
- cross
- cussed
- disputatious
- dissentious
- embattled
- excitable
- fiery
- fighting
- fire-eating
- gladiatorial
- hasty
- have chip on shoulder
- hawkish
- hotheaded
- huffy
- impassioned
- in arms
- inimical
- irascible
- irritable
- martial
- militant
- military
- offensive
- ornery
- passionate
- peevish
- pettish
- petulant
- pugnacious
- pushy
- quarrelsome
- querulous
- ructious
- scrappy
- self-assertive
- snappy
- soldierly
- strenuous
- tempestuous
- thin-skinned
- touchy
- trigger-happy
- truculent
- turbulent
- unfriendly
- unruly
- up in arms
- vigorous
- violent
- war
- warlike
- warmongering
- warring
Définition of gladiatorial
Origin :- 1750s, from Latin gladiatorius (see gladiator) + -al (1).
- As in militant : adj aggressive, combative
- As in quarrelsome : adj being disagreeable
- As in warlike : adj hostile, battling
- As in combative : adj aggressive
- She attended the gladiatorial contests and played with her thumbs.
- Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
- He possessed no gladiatorial spirit and did not relish fray for the sake of it.
- Extract from : « The Rainy Day Railroad War » by Holman Day
- Among other buildings are a milk-shop and gladiatorial school.
- Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
- The gladiatorial shows were not without their opponents in Rome.
- Extract from : « Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) » by Charles Morris
- The programmes of gladiatorial combats have already been mentioned (p. 223).
- Extract from : « Pompeii, Its Life and Art » by August Mau
- His attitude is rather one of gladiatorial resignation than supplication.
- Extract from : « Fresh Fields » by John Burroughs
- His gladiatorial training had taught him how to wield a sword.
- Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by Frederic W. Farrar
- Before the Amphitheatre was built it was here that the gladiatorial fights were held.
- Extract from : « The Story of Verona » by Alethea Wiel
- Seneca denounced the gladiatorial shows as human butcheries.
- Extract from : « Flowers of Freethought » by George W. Foote
- He says that what oppresses him is the maddening monotony of gladiatorial shows.
- Extract from : « The Unwilling Vestal » by Edward Lucas White
Antonyms for gladiatorial
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