Adjective : The ancient Romans were a martial people. ,martial music. ,a martial stride. From Dictionary.com.
They march no more so martially to patriotic tunes. From Wordnik.com. [Slattery's Light Dragoons] Reference
Spurius Albinus is not martially inclined, it would seem. From Wordnik.com. [The First Man in Rome]
Now he pranced martially, and was a war-horse every inch of him. From Wordnik.com. [The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid] Reference
Gives a positive to Britain outlet for martially minded colonist. From Wordnik.com. [Thought Experiment in 4GW/5GW: The Takedown of Sam Adams and John Hancock « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy] Reference
Zards were not at all martially minded, a great contrast to their. From Wordnik.com. [The Revolutions of Time] Reference
The females make the important decisions and are also more martially assessed. From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble Twisters]
He limped to the phone, leaning on his cane, swinging his free arm martially. chapter 23. From Wordnik.com. [Just a Corpse at Twilight]
I say virtues because the disciplines required to become martially strong are not easy to master. From Wordnik.com. [Consecrating the Warrior] Reference
And. . . i wanted to know how clubbells and body-intu/flow has impacted your speed and performance martially. From Wordnik.com. [Threshold Experience coming in November!] Reference
To return to 1762: the people of the Colonies were as martially disposed as are the people of the States in these days. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863] Reference
Newsflash: not even other martially-minded people agree on the need for a subsurface force, so how can you expect the politicians or public to?. From Wordnik.com. [More on the submarine debate] Reference
Only Marko and Bruce were the genuine article, as well as himself, of course; and not forgetting Fotheringham, though his professionalism was less martially manifest. From Wordnik.com. [Be My Enemy]
The race is more easily moved martially than amorously and it regards its overpowering combative instincts as virtuous just as it is apt to despise what it likes to call. From Wordnik.com. [Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions] Reference
He pastured his pony and went into the house, his spurs jingling martially. From Wordnik.com. [Sixes and Sevens] Reference
"That is enough," he said, and left the room martially, his head in the air. From Wordnik.com. [The Rocks of Valpre] Reference
But it was the heart of the house beating, faintly at first, then loudly, martially. From Wordnik.com. [Howards End] Reference
Americans indeed being low enough, or martially disposed enough, to "take the shilling.". From Wordnik.com. [My Diary North and South] Reference
The finale begins gloomily and martially, and it is succeeded by a period of beauty and grace. From Wordnik.com. [Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions] Reference
The spectacle of it can never be other, except to the martially-minded, than a shuddering horror. From Wordnik.com. [Drake Nelson and Napoleon]
Denis O'Meara's scarlet uniform gleaming martially against a background of dark broom and hoary rock. From Wordnik.com. [Strangers at Lisconnel] Reference
And therewith Duncan Galbraith martially cocked his hat, and placed it on one side of his head with an air of defiance. From Wordnik.com. [Rob Roy — Complete] Reference
Man wants to live amicably, affectionately, martially, with that simple, single, but incomprehensible thing called Woman. From Wordnik.com. [Hints for Lovers] Reference
I need say little about the field-days and reviews which have caused so many martially-minded young men to take the shilling. From Wordnik.com. [The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour] Reference
I shouldn't so much mind being actively and martially snubbed, for that would give me something definite and tangible to grow combative over. From Wordnik.com. [The Prairie Mother] Reference
A curious awe attached to this idea, in which I fully shared, as, being formed in line, I tried to limp martially behind the valiant Lunette. From Wordnik.com. [Vesty of the Basins] Reference
With rare dignity the masterly woman slowly arose; martially she poised against the hat-rack; with stately mien marched steadily towards him. From Wordnik.com. [Once Aboard the Lugger] Reference
He was gloriously busy and it stirred her martially to see his men come up, click heels, salute, report, ask questions, salute, and retreat again. From Wordnik.com. [We Can't Have Everything] Reference
Thus royally and martially arrayed, he was placed upon his bier and borne forth from the house where he had died, by the gentlemen of his bedchamber. From Wordnik.com. [PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete] Reference
For although he could stand his wine as well as his friend, his friend's potent capacity martially after the feast to buckle to business at a sign of the clock, was beyond him. From Wordnik.com. [One of Our Conquerors — Complete] Reference
No! no! none of your sentiment now; my soul is martially inclined; I want clarion peals, not lute warblings. From Wordnik.com. [Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2)] Reference
Once more he stepped martially. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrong Twin] Reference
A second trumpet blew very martially. From Wordnik.com. [Beauchamp's Career — Complete] Reference
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