Bellicose
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɛlɪkoʊs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bellicose is an adjective meaning Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
Meaning
Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
More Meanings
- Showing or having the impulse to be combative.
Example Sentences
CHINA sent both bellicose and conciliatory signals yesterday as tension continued in the Taiwan Strait over Chinese military exercises and the deployment of US naval battle groups.
[Greenland's current Prime Minister Múte] Egede has insisted that Greenland is not for sale and he framed the polling partly as a referendum on Trump's seemingly bellicose bullying, saying the election was a "fateful choice."
The core Ice Age cast—wooly mammoth Manny (Ray Romano), sabertooth tiger Diego (Denis Leary), and sloth Sid (John Leguizamo)—are set adrift, sailing the high seas on a chunk of ice until they collide with a bellicose primate (Peter Dinklage).
Synonyms for bellicose
Depending on context, synonyms include belligerent, pugnacious, contentious, aggressive, combative, battleful.
Antonyms for bellicose
Common opposites include conciliatory, pacific, peaceable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include battleful, combative, aggressive, contentious, warlike, militant.
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