bellicose

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bel·li·cose

(bĕl′ĭ-kōs′)

adj.

Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament. See Synonyms at belligerent.

[Middle English, from Latin bellicōsus, from bellicus, of war, from bellum, war.]

bel′li·cose′ly adv.

bel′li·cos′i·ty (-kŏs′ĭ-tē), bel′li·cose′ness n.

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bellicose

(ˈbɛlɪˌkəʊs; -ˌkəʊz)

adj

warlike; aggressive; ready to fight

[C15: from Latin bellicōsus, from bellum war]

ˈbelliˌcosely adv

bellicosity n

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bel•li•cose

(ˈbɛl ɪˌkoʊs)

adj.

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin bellicōsus, derivative of bellic(us) of war, derivative of bellum war]

bel′li•cose`ly, adv.

bel`li•cos′i•ty (-ˈkɒs ɪ ti) bel′li•cose`ness, n.

bellicose

, belligerent - Bellicose orients "prone to fighting" toward an individual, while belligerent refers to an organized body, a national or political entity—a person is bellicose, a nation is belligerent.

bellicose

adjective aggressive, offensive, hostile, destructive, defiant, provocative, belligerent, combative, antagonistic, pugnacious, hawkish, warlike, quarrelsome, militaristic, sabre-rattling, jingoistic, warmongering bellicose statements threatening tough action

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bellicose

adjective

1. Having or showing an eagerness to fight:

belligerent, combative, contentious, hostile, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike.

2. Of, relating to, or inclined toward war:

martial, militaristic, military, warlike.

Translations

ميال ال إلى القِتال، مولَع بالحَرْب

agresivníbojovný

krigerisk

kriegerisch

belliqueux guerrier martial

herskár

battagliero bellicoso

karingas

agresīvskareivīgs

krigersk

bojachtivý

kavgacı

好战的

bellicose

[ˈbelɪkəʊs] ADJ → belicoso

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bellicose

[ˈbɛlɪkəʊs ˈbɛlɪkəʊz] (literary) adj (= belligerent) [statement] → belliqueux/euse

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bellicose

adj nation, mood → kriegerisch, kriegslustig; (= pugnacious) → kampflustig, streitsüchtig

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bellicose

[ˈbɛlɪkəʊs] adj → bellicoso/a

bellicose

(ˈbelikəus) adjective

warlike or quarrelsome. a bellicose nation.

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The New World seems to have made up its mind to live in peace; and our bellicose Tribune predicts some approaching catastrophes arising out of this scandalous increase of population."

"Nor on ours," replied unanimously all the bellicose invalids.

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Servile and fawning as he had been before, he was now as domineering and bellicose. In truth, I was no longer the fine gentleman with a skin soft as a "lydy's," but only an ordinary and very worthless cabin-boy.

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Also, Bill Totts was a trifle inclined to late hours, and at times, in saloons, to be good-naturedly bellicose with other workmen.

Freddie Drummond sat in the auto, quite composed, alongside Catherine Van Vorst; but looking out of Freddie Drummond's eyes was Bill Totts, and somewhere behind those eyes, battling for the control of their mutual body, were Freddie Drummond the sane and conservative sociologist, and Bill Totts, the class-conscious and bellicose union working man.

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To have fallen back a step would have been to precipitate an immediate charge; to have rushed forward to meet the other might have had the same result, or it might have put the bellicose one to flight--it all depended upon the young bull's stock of courage.

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Twice were members of his band mauled, and one was killed by a huge and bellicose rhinoceros; but the instant the action was over, it was as though it never had occurred.

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But he twisted his little black moustache with such a bellicose air and rolled such big, black fierce eyes at Smith that this promise came to noth- ing.

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The animal was studying him with bellicose curiosity.

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Now there is a danger that the bellicose posturing could escalate into something far more dangerous.

Dangerous talk; VOICE OF THE

There was another one at his shop but the bellicose fellow was kept inside a cage.