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Showing words for BELLICOSE using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Bellicose
[1] inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
[2] warlike; aggressive; ready to fight
Words related to Bellicose
antagonistic, combative, threatening, aggressive, argumentative, hostile, pugnacious, quarrelsome, warlike, warring
Words nearby Bellicose
bellflower, bellflower family, bellfounder, bellhanger, bellhop, bellicose, bellied, belligerati, belligerence, belligerency, belligerent
Origin of Bellicose
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin bellicōsus, equivalent to bellic(us ) pertaining to war (bell(um ) war + -icus -ic) + -ōsus -ose1
Other words from Bellicose
bel·li·cose·ly , adverb
bel·li·cos·i·ty [bel-i-kos -i-tee] /ˌbɛl ɪˈkɒs ɪ ti/ , bel·li·cose·ness , noun
un·bel·li·cose , adjective
Word origin for Bellicose
C15: from Latin bellicōsus , from bellum war
Synonyms for Bellicose
antagonistic, combative, threatening, aggressive, argumentative, battleful, hostile, pugnacious, quarrelsome, warlike, warring