Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bellicose"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bellicose \Bel"li*cose`\, a. [L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of
war, fr. bellum war. See {Duel}.]
Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.
Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. --W. Irving.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bellicose
adj : having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose
young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious
nature" [syn: {battleful}, {combative}, {contentious}]
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