Meaning

1 senses

  1. Warlike or combative in nature; aggressively hostile.

    You don't have to be so bellicose, and we can work out a peaceful solution.

    kriegerisch

    вои́нственныйvoínstvennyj

    войовни́чийvojovnýčyj

More definitions
  • having or showing a ready disposition to fight

Examples

3 sentences

  1. They would unquestionably diminish his bellicose outbursts.

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  2. Such a bellicose attitude won't win you any friends.

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  3. "What's that supposed to mean?" he asked in a bellicose tone.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English bellicose, from Latin bellicosus.

From Middle English bellicose, from Latin bellicosus.

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Forms

more bellicose, most bellicose
Comparativemore bellicose Lesson
Superlativemost bellicose Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
belligerentC2pugnacious
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
conciliatoryC2pacificA2peaceable

Word family

12 related words
RelatedbelligerentC2rebelB2antebellumbellicismbellicositypostbellumrebellion
Derivedantibellicosebellicoselybellicosenessnonbellicoseunbellicose

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bellboybellebellhopbelligerentC2bellobellowB2
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