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bel·li·cose
/
ˈbɛl
ɪˌkoʊs
/
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[
bel
-i-kohs
]
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adjective
inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Latin
bellicōsus,
equivalent to
bellic
(
us
) pertaining to war (
bell
(
um
) war +
-icus
-ic
) +
-ōsus
-ose
1
Related forms
bel·li·cose·ly,
adverb
bel·li·cos·i·ty
/
ˌbɛl
ɪˈkɒs
ɪ
ti
/
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[
bel-i-
kos
-i-tee
]
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,
bel·li·cose·ness,
noun
un·bel·li·cose,
adjective
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bellicose
(ˈbɛlɪˌkəʊs, -ˌkəʊz)
—
adj
warlike; aggressive; ready to fight
[C15: from Latin
bellicōsus
, from
bellum
war]
'bellicosely
—
adv
bellicosity
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Of course such
bellicose
comments will be noted by other states elsewhere
around the world.
She looks so traditionally feminine that her foul mouth and
bellicose
nature
are amusing surprises.
His words, characteristically, had been strident and
bellicose
.
The old gentleman was in a
bellicose
mood as he reminisced.
Both countries have stepped up their
bellicose
rhetoric.
Without those restraining institutions firmly in place, empowering the public can mean empowering
bellicose
nationalists.
Throughout our talk I could not escape the impression that at least some of his more
bellicose
threats were mere acting.
But he and other experts insist that humans and their primate cousins are much less
bellicose
than the public has come to believe.
If he wants to belong to a
bellicose
and judgmental church, he should perhaps try a different denomination.
Yeah, elect an even more
bellicose
Southern president and then let's see what .
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