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unwarlike

adjective
un·​war·​like | \ ˌən-ˈwȯr-ˌlīk How to pronounce unwarlike (audio) \

Definition of unwarlike

: disinclined to wage war : not warlike … the luxurious and unwarlike nobles of Rome.— Edward Gibbon a comparatively unwarlike people

Examples of unwarlike in a Sentence

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 Hobbits are small and unwarlike, with no interest in glory. — Tom Shippey, Fortune, "Game of Thrones Wouldn’t Exist Without This Book," 21 Sep. 2017

First Known Use of unwarlike

1590, in the meaning defined above

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