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Another word for bellicose

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Adjective

  1. Having or showing an eagerness to fight

    See also:

    attack

  2. Of, relating to, or inclined toward war

    See also:

    peace

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Another word for bellicose

Modifier
  1. See also:

    belligerent

    belligerent

    aggressive

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Sentence Examples

  • It was one of the most bellicose elements in American society.

  • Did they choose bellicose rhetoric out of fear of choosing the wrong side?

  • He had a bellicose attitude toward trying to break the deadlock on the Western Front.

  • It was one of several bellicose statements by one of its coalition partners.

  • The bellicose noises made for war now were silent then.

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