bellicose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having or showing a ready disposition to fight
    combative; battleful.
    • bellicose young officers
    • a combative impulse
    • a contentious nature

WordNet

Bel"li*cose` adjective
Etymology
L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of war, fr. bellum war. See Duel.
Definitions
  1. Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.
    Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. W. Irving.

Webster 1913