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bellicose definition

bel·li·cose (bel′i kōs′)

adjective

of a quarrelsome or hostile nature; eager to fight or quarrel; warlike

Etymology: ME < L bellicosus < bellicus, of war < bellum, war < OL duellum: for IE base see duel

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