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bellicose

bel·li·cose [ bélli kss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
warlike: ready or inclined to quarrel, fight, or go to war

[15th century. < Latin bellicosus< bellum "war"]

bel·li·cose·ly adverb
bel·li·cose·ness noun
bel·li·cos·i·ty [ bèlli kóssətee ] noun
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