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adjective
inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
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Bellicose
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Example Sentences
- His words, characteristically, had been strident and bellicose.
- The current dispute has excited bellicose passions.
- Yeah, elect an even more bellicose Southern president and then let's see what .
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Word Origin & History
bellicose
early 15c., from L. bellicosus "warlike," from bellicus "of war," from bellum "war," O.L. duellum, dvellum, of uncertain origin. Bellona was the name of the Roman goddess of war. Related: Bellicosity.
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