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Word of the Day – Bellicose

By December 2, 2025Word of the Day

Bellicose (adj)

bel-i-kohs

Inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin bellicōsus, equivalent to bellic(us) “pertaining to war” ( bell(um) “war” + -icus -ic ) + -ōsus -ose

Example sentences

“I was tiring of his bellicose attitude.”

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