bellicose

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈbɛlɪkoʊs/, /ˈbɛləkoʊs/

Adjective

bellicose

1. Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
   • 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift

     The core Ice Age cast—wooly mammoth Manny (Ray Romano), sabertooth tiger Diego (Denis Leary), and sloth Sid (John Leguizamo)—are set adrift, sailing the high seas on a chunk of ice until they collide with a bellicose primate (Peter Dinklage).

2. Showing or having the impulse to be combative.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:combative

Antonyms

• pacific

Related terms

• antebellum
• bellicosity
• bellicism
• belligerent
• postbellum
• rebel
• rebellion

Translations

• French: belliqueux
• German: kriegerisch
• Italian: bellicoso
• Portuguese: bélico
• Russian: вои́нственный

Translations

• French: belliqueux
• German: kriegerisch
• Italian: combattivo, battagliero
• Russian: вои́нственный

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