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- Dictionarybellicose/ˈbɛlɪkəʊs/
adjective
- 1. demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight: "a mood of bellicose jingoism"
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The meaning of BELLICOSE is favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars. How to use bellicose in a sentence. Don't War Over the Meaning of Bellicose Synonym Discussion of Bellicose.
bellicose. adjective. formal uk / ˈbel.ɪ.kəʊs / us / ˈbel.ə.koʊs /. Add to word list. wishing to fight or start a war: The general made some bellicose statements about his country's military strength. Synonym. combative formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definition of 'bellicose' bellicose. (belɪkoʊs , -koʊz ) adjective. You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight. [literary] He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements. Synonyms: aggressive, offensive, hostile, destructive More Synonyms of bellicose.
Bellicose means eager for war. Bellicose is from Latin bellum "war." A near synonym is belligerent, from the same Latin noun. You may wonder if they're connected to the Latin bellus "pretty, handsome," which gives us the names Bella or Isabella, as well as belle "a beautiful woman." They're not.
bellicose - having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"
Bellicose definition: inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. . See examples of BELLICOSE used in a sentence.
Definition of bellicose adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
