marital vs martial
Definitions
adjective
- of or relating to the state of marriage
Examples
One in 20 changed their marital status to appeal to employers and five per cent falsely claimed to play golf.
Yet marital relations were a constant theme of controversy, discussion, humour and, of course, song.
Instead of a crime-does-not-pay melodrama, the play became an acute study of marital and psychological disintegration
Definitions
noun
- Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)
Examples
At this hint the captain put on a martial frown, and looked very big, without speaking; while his yokefellow, with a disdainful toss of her nose, muttered something about
Matthew, who is studying for his A-levels, is a fitness fanatic with a black belt in the martial art ikedo.
The word judo translates to "gentle way," and this martial art focuses on using an opponent's strength and weight to one's advantage.
