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What (who) is BELLICOSE - definition

INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, COUNTRY OR OTHER ENTITY WHICH ACTS IN A HOSTILE, COMBATIVE MANNER

Belligerency; Belligerence; Belligerant; Belligerent nation; Belligerent country; Belligerent state; Belligerent rights; Belligerents; Bellicose

Bellicose

·adj Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.

bellicose

['b?l?k??s]

¦ adjective aggressive; ready to fight.

Derivatives

bellicosity -'k?s?ti noun

Origin

ME: from L. bellicosus, from bellicus 'warlike', from bellum 'war'.

bellicose

You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight. (LITERARY)

He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements.

= belligerent

ADJ

Wikipedia

Belligerent

A belligerent is an individual, group, country, or other entity that acts in a hostile manner, such as engaging in combat. The term comes from the Latin bellum gerere ("to wage war"). Unlike the use of belligerent as an adjective meaning "aggressive", its use as a noun does not necessarily imply that a belligerent country is an aggressor.

In times of war, belligerent countries can be contrasted with neutral countries and non-belligerents. However, the application of the laws of war to neutral countries and the responsibilities of belligerents are not affected by any distinction between neutral countries, neutral powers or non-belligerents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belligerent

Examples of use of BELLICOSE

1. But the bellicose rhetoric has worried Latin American leaders.

2. Only a particularly bellicose president would behave this way.

3. The U.S. bellicose forces are instigating the pro–U.S.

4. She said China‘s "bellicose threats" and posturing bore watching.

5. Americans feel tied of bellicose Bush forces‘ anti–terror war.