"bellicose" meaning in English

See bellicose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɛlɪkoʊs/ [General-American], /ˈbɛləkoʊs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bellicose.wav Forms: more bellicose [comparative], most bellicose [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English bellicose, from Latin bellicosus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bellicose}} Middle English bellicose, {{der|en|la|bellicosus}} Latin bellicosus Head templates: {{en-adj}} bellicose (comparative more bellicose, superlative most bellicose)
  1. Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile. Categories (topical): Personality, War Translations (warlike in nature): πολεμικός (polemikós) (Ancient Greek), عُدْوَانِيّ (ʕudwāniyy) (Arabic), ваяўні́чы (vajaŭníčy) (Belarusian), во́йнствен (vójnstven) (Bulgarian), bel·licós (Catalan), krigerisk (Danish), vechtlustig (Dutch), sõjakas (Estonian), sotaisa (Finnish), belliqueux (French), bélico (Galician), მეომარი (meomari) (Georgian), მებრძოლი (mebrʒoli) (Georgian), kriegerisch (German), herskár (Icelandic), deilugjarn (Icelandic), bardagafús (Icelandic), óeirinn (Icelandic), errinn (Icelandic), cogúil (Irish), trodach (Irish), bellicoso (Italian), 戦争好きな (sensōzuki na) (alt: せんそうずきな) (Japanese), 好戦的な (kōsenteki na) (alt: こうせんてきな) (Japanese), 호전적 (hojeonjeok) (alt: 好戰的) (Korean), bellicōsus (Latin), воинствен (voinstven) (Macedonian), kaitaua (Maori), ririhau (Maori), bellicós (Occitan), guerrejaire (Occitan), cathach (Old Irish), wojowniczy (Polish), bélico (Portuguese), belicos (Romanian), вои́нственный (voínstvennyj) (Russian), belicoso (Spanish), pinga (Tagalog), войовни́чий (vojovnýčyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. Showing or having the impulse to be combative. Translations (having the impulse to be combative): ваяўні́чы (vajaŭníčy) (Belarusian), во́йнствен (vójnstven) (Bulgarian), stridslysten (Danish), strijdlustig (Dutch), riidanhaluinen (Finnish), belliqueux (French), kriegerisch (German), herskár (Icelandic), bardagafús (Icelandic), trodach (Irish), taghdach (Irish), achrannach (Irish), combattivo (Italian), battagliero (Italian), 喧嘩っ早い (kenkappayai) (alt: けんかっぱやい) (Japanese), 武闘派な (butōha na) (alt: ぶとうはな) (Japanese), kaitaua (Maori), bellicós (Occitan), batalhièr (Occitan), guerrejaire (Occitan), вои́нственный (voínstvennyj) (Russian), войовни́чий (vojovnýčyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bellicose-en-adj-RwL3Mchc Disambiguation of 'having the impulse to be combative': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antibellicose, bellicosely, bellicoseness, nonbellicose, unbellicose Related terms: antebellum, bellicism, bellicosity, belligerent, Bellona, postbellum, rebel, rebellion Coordinate_terms: trigger-happy, warmonger

Alternative forms

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      "word": "strijdlustig"
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      "word": "riidanhaluinen"
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      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
      "word": "belliqueux"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
      "word": "kriegerisch"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
      "word": "herskár"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
      "word": "bardagafús"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
      "word": "trodach"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
      "word": "taghdach"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
      "word": "achrannach"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
      "word": "combattivo"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
      "word": "battagliero"
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      "alt": "けんかっぱやい",
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      "word": "喧嘩っ早い"
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      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
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      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "voínstvennyj",
      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
      "word": "вои́нственный"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "having the impulse to be combative",
      "word": "войовни́чий"
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}

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