gladiatorial

Relating to gladiators or their combats; often used metaphorically to describe a fierce, competitive, or combative situation.

• 🇪🇸Relativo a los gladiadores o a sus combates; se usa a menudo de forma metafórica para describir una situación feroz, competitiva o belicosa.

1. Relating to gladiators C1 formal

   Of or relating to gladiators, their combat, or the arena in which they fought.

   • The gladiatorial games were a popular form of entertainment in ancient Rome.
   • He studied the gladiatorial combat techniques used in the Colosseum.
   • The museum displayed gladiatorial armor and weapons.

   🇪🇸gladiatorio

2. Aggressive or competitive C1 formal

   Resembling the fierce, combative, or confrontational nature of gladiatorial contests.

   • The political debate turned into a gladiatorial spectacle.
   • The company's gladiatorial approach to business alienated its partners.
   • Their relationship had a gladiatorial quality, full of conflict and rivalry.

   🇪🇸Gladiatorio (sentido figurado)

   Sinónimos: aggressivebellicosebelligerentcombativecompetitivecontentiousfiercemilitantpugnaciousscrappytruculent

   Antónimos: amicableconciliatorycooperativegentleharmoniouspeaceful

• more gladiatorial comparative form
• most gladiatorial superlative form