philopolemic

== English == === Etymology === From philo- +‎ polemic, modelled after Ancient Greek φιλοπόλεμος (philopólemos, “fond of war, warlike”), from φίλος (phílos, “beloved, dear; loving”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- (“decent, good; friendly, harmonious”)) + πόλεμος (pólemos, “war; battle”). By surface analysis, philo- +‎ polem- +‎ -ic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɪləʊpəˈlɛmɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɪloʊpəˈlɛmɪk/ Rhymes: -ɛmɪk Hyphenation: phi‧lo‧po‧lem‧ic === Adjective === philopolemic (comparative more philopolemic, superlative most philopolemic) (rare) Exalting or supporting conflict or war. [from late 18th c.] Synonyms: bellicose, belligerent, combative, hawkish, jingoistic, philopolemical, warlike; see also Thesaurus:combative Antonyms: dovish, nonbellicose, nonbelligerent, noncombative, pacific, peaceable, uncombative, unjingoistic, unwarlike (rare) Fond of polemics or controversy. [from late 18th c.] Synonym: philopolemical ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===