bellicose
adjective/ˈbelɪkəʊs/, /ˈbelɪkəʊz/
/ˈbelɪkəʊs/, /ˈbelɪkəʊz/
(formal)- having or showing a desire to argue or fight synonym aggressive, warlikeTopics Opinion and argumentc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin bellicosus, from bellicus ‘warlike’, from bellum ‘war’.
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