belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, quarrelsome, contentious mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. belligerent often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities. …

Bellicose definition: inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.. See examples of BELLICOSE used in a sentence.

Violent or aggressive (Definition of bellicose from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight.

Define bellicose. bellicose synonyms, bellicose pronunciation, bellicose translation, English dictionary definition of bellicose. adj. Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament.

Definition of bellicose adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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Apr 22, 2025 · bellicose (comparative more bellicose, superlative most bellicose) Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile. quotations

If you walk into a high school where you know no one, find the toughest looking girl in the halls and tell her she's ugly, them's fighting words. Or bellicose ones. Bellicose means eager for war.

Bellicose definition: Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament.