gladiatorial

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

• 🇵🇹Relativo aos gladiadores ou às suas lutas; usado frequentemente em sentido metafórico para descrever uma situação cruel, competitiva ou 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.

   🇵🇹Gladiatorial

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.

   🇵🇹Agressivo ou competitivo

   Sinônimos: aggressivebellicosebelligerentcombativecompetitivecontentiousfiercemilitantpugnaciousscrappytruculent

   Antônimos: amicableconciliatorycooperativegentleharmoniouspeaceful

• more gladiatorial comparative form
• most gladiatorial superlative form