| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a bellicose manner.[Websters]
2. In a warlike, combative, combatant or quarrelsome manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an aggressive or invasive manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a pugnacious, contentious or disputative manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a cantankerous, shrewish or vixenish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective bellicose.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (bellicose) | 1. Having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers".[Wordnet]. 2. Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.[Websters]. 3. Being warlike, militant, combative, martial or confrontational.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being aggressive, invasive, offensive or trigger-happy.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being pugnacious.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being quarrelsome, contentious, argumentative or disputatious.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being hostile or antagonistic.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being disagreeable or unpleasant.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being cantankerous, fractious, bilious, peevish or morose.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb bellicosely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BELLICOSELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1896. (references) |
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