bellicose
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8.8
- adjective
- /ˈbɛlɪˌkoʊs/
- Formal
:
belicoso
- The United States views itself as peace-loving, but sees China as expansionist and increasingly bellicose.
- bellicose rhetoric
- bellicose statements
- more bellicose
And they aren't asked by don't seem to have been asked by the people who uttering the bellicose rhetoric of war.
- And they aren't asked by don't seem to have been asked by the people who uttering the bellicose rhetoric of war.
Examples
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China's military exercises and bellicose diplomacy also damaged its image in the region, particularly among Southeast Asian nations.
Academic text (2003) -
Mobilized men were mustering near the barracks, while crowds shouting bellicose slogans milled on the streets and piazzas.
Fiction book (2001) -
After a year of very hot and bellicose rhetoric, the governor sounded different tonight.
Blog text (28) -
In the midst of this bellicose behavior, there was one gesture for peace from Tokyo.
Academic text (1993) -
Had our neighbors to the North practiced a less bellicose form of persuasion... ...this day might not have come.
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And Obama has been surprisingly bellicose, but Romney would be the same, perhaps more so.
Blog text (30) -
With North Korea growing ever more bellicose, Japan's nuclear genie may have escaped its bottle for good.
Academic text (2003) -
Pacific societies that abhor violence, however, may regard bellicose individuals as pathological.
Academic text (1999) -
The Kumans were, much like other Turkic peoples, excellent horse Archers, bellicose to a fault.
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The politician's bellicose comments at the debate raised concerns about potential conflict.
Synonyms
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3.7
Behaving in a hostile way and ready to attack or argue
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7.0
Showing anger and wanting to argue with others
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6.1
Being ready to argue or fight
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7.5
Being ready to argue or fight
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5.3
Often likes to disagree with other people
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8.8
Quick to argue or fight, often over small things
3
7.8
Likely to argue or fight with other people
3
9.8
Quick to argue or fight and often angry
Ready to fight or argue
Antonyms
How Aggressive
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5.5
26
7.5
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8.8
- Formal
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8.8
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3.7
194
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bellicose comes from the Latin root bellum, meaning 'war', and the ending -ose, meaning 'full of', as in verbose, meaning 'full of words'. So bellicose literally means 'full of war' and is used for people or language that are ready to fight or very aggressive.