bellicose

bel·li·cose

B0174900 (bĕl′ĭ-kōs′)adj. Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament. See Synonyms at belligerent.

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[Middle English, from Latin bellicōsus, from bellicus, of war, from bellum, war.]

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bel′li·cose′ly adv.bel′li·cos′i·ty (-kŏs′ĭ-tē), bel′li·cose′ness n.

bellicose

(ˈbɛlɪˌkəʊs; -ˌkəʊz) adjwarlike; aggressive; ready to fight[C15: from Latin bellicōsus, from bellum war] ˈbelliˌcosely adv bellicosity n

bel•li•cose

(ˈbɛl ɪˌkoʊs)

adj. inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin bellicōsus, derivative of bellic(us) of war, derivative of bellum war] bel′li•cose`ly, adv. bel`li•cos′i•ty (-ˈkɒs ɪ ti) bel′li•cose`ness, n.

bellicose

, belligerent - Bellicose orients "prone to fighting" toward an individual, while belligerent refers to an organized body, a national or political entity—a person is bellicose, a nation is belligerent.See also related terms for prone.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

bellicose - having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"battleful, combativeaggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"

bellicose

adjective aggressive, offensive, hostile, destructive, defiant, provocative, belligerent, combative, antagonistic, pugnacious, hawkish, warlike, quarrelsome, militaristic, sabre-rattling, jingoistic, warmongering bellicose statements threatening tough action

bellicose

adjective1. Having or showing an eagerness to fight:belligerent, combative, contentious, hostile, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike.2. Of, relating to, or inclined toward war:martial, militaristic, military, warlike.

Translations

好战的

bellicose

(ˈbelikəus) adjective warlike or quarrelsome. a bellicose nation. 好戰的，好鬥的 好战的