BELLICOSE Bel"li*cose`, a. Etym: [L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of war, fr. bellum war. See Duel.]
Defn: Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.
Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. W. Irving.
BELLICOSELY
Bel"li*cose`ly, adv.
Defn: In a bellicose manner.
BELLICOUS
Bel"li*cous, a.
Defn: Bellicose. [Obs.]
BELLIED
Bel"lied
Defn: , a. Having (such) a belly; puffed out; — used in composition; as, pot-bellied; shad-bellied.
BELLIGERENCE; BELLIGERENCY
Bel*lig"er*ence, Bel*lig"er*en*cy, n.
Defn: The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.