Definitions
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- adjective having or showing a ready disposition to fight
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Examples
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It took moments for it to cast off its battleful ways and resume its accustomed course of thought.
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It took moments for it to cast off its battleful ways and resume its accustomed course of thought.
The Red Badge of Courage Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900 1895
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This part of the world led a strange, battleful existence.
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This part of the world led a strange, battleful existence.
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This part of the world led a strange, battleful existence.
The Red Badge of Courage Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900 1895
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It took moments for it to cast off its battleful ways and resume its accustomed course of thought.
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This part of the world led a strange, battleful existence.
The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane 1885
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The interference and intolerable discussion brought the three of them forward, battleful and fierce.
Men, Women, and Boats Stephen Crane 1885
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It took moments for it to cast off its battleful ways and resume its accustomed course of thought.
The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane 1885
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It took moments for it to cast off its battleful ways and resume its accustomed course of thought.
The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane 1885
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