bellicose
inclined to fight or eager for war
Word origin: From Latin bellicosus, warlike, from bellum war.
Bellicose in a sentence
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The bellicose rhetoric from both sides raised fears of an open conflict.
The senator's bellicose rhetoric alarmed allies who had hoped for a diplomatic resolution.
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The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.
Using “bellicose” well
Bellicose describes an eagerness for conflict or war, with a strongly negative connotation of aggression. It applies to attitudes and rhetoric, not just literal warfare.
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