Bellicose meaning
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.
adjective
Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament.
adjective
Of a quarrelsome or hostile nature; eager to fight or quarrel; warlike.
adjective
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
- Middle English, from Latin bellicosus
From Wiktionary