bellicose

[ bel-i-kohs ]
/ ˈbɛl ɪˌkoʊs /

adjective

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.

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

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British Dictionary definitions for bellicose

bellicose
/ (ˈbɛlɪˌkəʊs, -ˌkəʊz) /

adjective

warlike; aggressive; ready to fight

Derived forms of bellicose

bellicosely, adverb bellicosity (ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for bellicose

C15: from Latin bellicōsus, from bellum war