Definition of "bellicose" []

• Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament. See Synonyms at belligerent. (adjective)

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• "If his subject is peace, he will have to know that this Island is not immersed in bellicose conflict, but neither does it know concord."
• ""To put it simply: this President is not interested in bellicose rhetoric, he is focused on action," Pffiefer writes."
• "What I hate about this that it reinforces the idea that being bellicose is being strong."