Bellicose
11bellicose — UK [ˈbelɪˌkəʊs] / US [ˈbelɪkoʊs] adjective formal someone who is bellicose enjoys fighting or arguing Derived word: bellicosity UK [ˌbelɪˈkɒsətɪ] / US [ˌbelɪˈkɑsətɪ] noun uncountable …
12bellicose combative pugnacious scrappy truculent — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… …
13bellicose — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin bellicosus, from bellicus of war, from bellum war Date: 15th century favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars Synonyms: see belligerent • bellicosity noun …
14bellicose — bellicosely, adv. bellicosity /bel i kos i tee/, bellicoseness, n. /bel i kohs /, adj. inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. [1400 50; late ME < L bellicosus, equiv. to bellic(us) pertaining to war (bell(um)… …
15bellicose — adjective a) Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile. b) Showing or having the impulse to be combative …
16bellicose — Synonyms and related words: aggressive, antagonistic, assertive, battling, belligerent, bickering, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody minded, chauvinist, chauvinistic, combative, contentious, disputatious, divisive, enemy, eristic, factional, factious …
17bellicose — see REBEL …
18bellicose — Warlike …
19bellicose — bel·li·cose || belɪkəʊs adj. belligerent, quarrelsome …
20bellicose — [ bɛlɪkəʊs] adjective aggressive; ready to fight. Derivatives bellicosity kɒsɪti noun Origin ME: from L. bellicosus, from bellicus warlike , from bellum war …
