bellicose

Adjective
Synonyms: battlefulcombative

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having or showing a ready disposition to fight“bellicose young officers”“a combative impulse”“a contentious nature”Synonyms: battlefulcombative
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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