Bellicose Definition
bĕlĭ-kōs
adjective
Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament.
American Heritage
Of a quarrelsome or hostile nature; eager to fight or quarrel; warlike.
Webster's New World
The definition of bellicose is someone or something aggressive and eager or willing to fight.
An example of bellicose are angry rebels who storm a protest march.
YourDictionary
Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
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Origin of Bellicose
Middle English from Latin bellicōsus from bellicus of war from bellum war
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English, from Latin bellicosus
From Wiktionary
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