There have been disturbances from time to time, but these are put down largely to the bellicose and rapacious nature of the…tribes in the frontier areas (London Times).
SYNONYM(S): belligerent, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bel|li|cose — «BEHL uh kohs», adjective. fond of fighting and quarreling; inclined to war; warlike: »There have been disturbances from time to time, but these are put down largely to the bellicose and rapacious nature of the…tribes in the frontier areas… … Useful english dictionary
bel·li·cose — … Useful english dictionary
cose — bel·li·cose; ci·cat·ri·cose; cose; floc·cose; fru·ti·cose; fu·cose; glu·cose; gly·cose; jo·cose; jo·cose·ly; jo·cose·ness; mu·cose; mus·cose; nar·cose; psi·cose; pu·li·cose; spa·di·cose; spi·cose; suf·fru·ti·cose; ur·ti·cose; var·i·cose;… … English syllables
bel — am·e·bel·o·don; an·te·bel·lum; ar·a·bel·la; ba·bel; ba·bel·ism; ba·bel·i·za·tion; ba·bel·ize; bar·bel·late; bar·bel·lu·la; bel; bel·dam; bel·em·nite; bel·em·nit·i·dae; bel·em·noi·dea; bel·fast; bel·fry; bel·ga; bel·gae; bel·gic; bel·gium;… … English syllables
bellicose — bel·li·cose … English syllables
bellicose — bel•li•cose [[t]ˈbɛl ɪˌkoʊs[/t]] adj. inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L bellicōsus, der. of bellic(us) of war, der. of bellum war bel′li•cose ly, adv. bel li•cos′i•ty ˈkɒs ɪ ti bel′li•cose ness … From formal English to slang
bellicose — bel|li|cose [ belıkous ] adjective FORMAL someone who is bellicose enjoys fighting or arguing: AGGRESSIVE ╾ bel|li|cos|i|ty [ ,belı kasəti ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bellicose — bel|li|cose [ˈbelıkəus US kous] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: bellicosus, from bellum war ] behaving in a way that is likely to start an argument or fight = ↑aggressive ▪ bellicose criticism >bellicosity [ˌbelıˈkɔsıti US ˈka: ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
Bellicose — Bel li*cose , a. [L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of war, fr. bellum war. See {Duel}.] Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious. [1913 Webster] Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
