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bellicose
Bellicose (adj) means Eager for war or conflict; openly hostile and aggressive.
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Eager for war or conflict; openly hostile and aggressive.
"You don't have to be so bellicose, and we can work out a peaceful solution."
"CHINA sent both bellicose and conciliatory signals yesterday as tension continued in the Taiwan Strait over Chinese military exercises and the deployment of US naval battle groups."
— James Pringle, Peking sends out mixed signals (1996)
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What is the meaning of bellicose?
"bellicose" (adj) means eager for war or conflict; openly hostile and aggressive.
What is another word for bellicose?
Other words for "bellicose" include combative, battleful.
What is the opposite of bellicose?
Opposites of "bellicose" include peaceful, conciliatory, peaceable, pacific.
