bellicose
inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.
Origin of bellicose
1Other 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
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How to use bellicose in a sentence
Russia’s bellicose response suggests there can be no reset with NATO.
In Russia, tough new laws and stepped-up defiance abroad mark Putin’s shift toward unfettered control | Robyn Dixon | December 27, 2020 | Washington PostAmazon’s and Roku’s distribution disputes with NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia have been the most explicit examples yet of streaming’s bellicose state of play.
By breaking from the right-wing consensus in favor of unconditional bellicosity, I had gone rogue.
That the folks who have to actually deal with the outside world want not more bellicosity, but less?
Former Security Chief And Diplomats Revolt Against Bibi | Emily L. Hauser | January 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThus, pundits are going to be far more likely to endorse the Romney bellicosity than Americans, I think.
Ergo, Netanyahu's bellicosity was posturing, intended to put pressure on Washington.
When The Iran Obsession Meets The Free-Market Fetish | Gershom Gorenberg | September 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST"Honey swat key Molly pants," returned Mr. Pottle with a touch of bellicosity.
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon | Richard ConnellThe other day the first sergeant, a theologian of a wholly unsuspected bellicosity, called upon the squad leaders to report.
Atlantic Classics, Second Series | Henry C. MerwinMadame de Pompadour had just procured for herself a support in her obstinate bellicosity.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times | Francois Pierre Guillaume GuizotIt is an irony of history that Serb bellicosity and nationalistic dreams gave rise to the modern Albanian state.
After the Rain | Sam VakninWe opine that there is more bellicosity than science among your highbrows.
Greenmantle | John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for bellicose
/ (ˈbɛlɪˌkəʊs, -ˌkəʊz) /
warlike; aggressive; ready to fight
Origin of bellicose
1Derived forms of bellicose
- bellicosely, adverb
- bellicosity (ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsɪtɪ), noun
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