Definition of bellicose

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bel·li·cose    (bl-ks) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious. See Synonyms at belligerent.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin bellicsus, from bellicus, of war, from bellum, war

OTHER FORMS:
belli·cosely(Adverb), belli·cosi·ty  (-ks-t) KEY  or belli·coseness(Noun)