martial

1. 1.

   Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

   Broaderpoet

Other forms of martial

plural

martials·

comparative

martialer·

superlative

martialest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about martial

What does martial mean?

martial means "(of persons) befitting a warrior". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in martial?

martial has 2 syllables: mar-tial. The stress falls on "mar". In IPA it is /ˈmɑɹʃəl/.

What is another word for martial?

Close synonyms include soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike, warlike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is martial a common word?

martial is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with martial?

3 words rhyme with martial. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.