- marital / martial
- Marital refers to marriage: Bunny and Lance are having marital problems.Martial refers to war or the military: Bunny has a black belt in martial arts.See marshal / marshall / martial
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marital / martial — Marital refers to marriage: Bunny and Lance are having marital problems. Martial refers to war or the military: Bunny has a black belt in martial arts. See marshal / marshall / martial … Confused words
marital, martial — Marital pertains to marriage, martial to war. Only cynics would maintain that the words are interchangeable. Note both spelling and pronunciation: MAR uh tuhl and MAHR shuhl. Marital disagreements sometimes lead to separation and divorce. The… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
martial — See marital. See marital, martial … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
marital — See marital, martial … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
martial — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or appropriate to war; warlike. DERIVATIVES martially adverb. USAGE On the confusion of martial and marital, see the note at MARITAL(Cf. ↑maritally). ORIGIN from Latin martia … English terms dictionary
marital — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to marriage or the relations between husband and wife. DERIVATIVES maritally adverb. USAGE Do not confuse marital, which means ‘relating to marriage’ with martial ‘of war’. ORIGIN from Latin maritus husband … English terms dictionary
marital — martial … Anagrams dictionary
martial — marital … Anagrams dictionary
Martial law — Not to be confused with Marital law. Martial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis (usually) only temporary when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to… … Wikipedia
martial — martialism, n. martialist, n. martially, adv. martialness, n. /mahr sheuhl/, adj. 1. inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people. 2. of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces: martial music. 3 … Universalium
