English Explanatory Dictionary

bellicose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
  2. Showing or having the impulse to be combative.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛlɪkoʊs/ /ˈbɛləkoʊs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bellicose.wav

Word forms

bellicose more bellicose most bellicose

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Latin duellum Latin bellum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin bellicusder. Latin bellicum signumclip.? Latin bellicum Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Latin bellicosusder. Middle English bellicose English bellicose From Middle English bellicose, from Latin bellicosus.

Synonyms

belligerent pugnacious

Antonyms

conciliatory pacific peaceable

Related words

antebellum bellicism bellicosity belligerent Bellona postbellum rebel rebellion

Derived words

antibellicose bellicosely bellicoseness nonbellicose unbellicose
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