Dictionary

warhungry en · ADJ

Etymology

From war + hungry.

Meanings

1. Advocating war.
   • You are going to be destroyed, the world perhaps not going to be a better place because of that, but the most warhungry Empire in the world will have met its well deserved fate. 2012 September 25, Jos Boersema, “Jews and Communism”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet), retrieved 02 Mar 2022:
   • If America goes to war with North-Korea I am absolutely sure that even if North-Korea is likely to loose,^([sic]) the vast majority of the world will cheer if America gets punched in ways that make Pearl Harbor and September 11th look like Thanksgiving. That would teach warhungry America a good lesson and make people in most poor countries celebrate. 2003 April 7, Herbert, “Next stop: N-Korea”, in us.politics (Usenet), retrieved 02 Mar 2022:
   • The thing that surprised me most about the figures were: 1. How warhungry India and Israel are. While on average, about 20% of the worlds population think the USA ought to attack a country found responsible, it rises to 54% in the USA (as one might expect), but its^([sic]) a massive 72% and 77% in India and Israel! 2001 November 8, GD, “Cluster Bombs”, in aus.politics (Usenet), retrieved 02 Mar 2022:
   • Face it, Americans suck. Theyre the most warhungry nutters on the face of the planet 2003 July 15, pork'n'stuffing, “Franklin Mint & Diana”, in soc.culture.british (Usenet), retrieved 02 Mar 2022:
   • UK?!? Those tights-wearing slops? Never! The blood of warhungry vikings flows in my blood! I'm Danish!!!!! And you? 2000 May 31, Anders Honore, “weather report”, in alt.philosophy.zen (Usenet), retrieved 02 Mar 2022:
   • And when everybody around you is a warhungry savage; going full out peace loving tree hugging save the planet mode did not work. 2014 September 11, Bassos, “The Quran - The Final Revelation to Mankind”, in alt.magick (Usenet), retrieved 02 Mar 2022:

Forms

Antonyms

dovish · pacifistic · anti-bellicist · peaceful · pacifist · pacific

Synonyms

bellicistic · bellicose · hawkish · militaristic · bellicist