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Bellicose



[ˈbeləˌkōs]

ADJECTIVE
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

(Noun: bellicosity)


Bonus extras from Merriam-Webster:

Choose the Right Synonym for bellicose:
Belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, quarrelsome, contentious mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. Belligerent often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities. 'Belligerent nations.'  Bellicose suggests a disposition to fight. 'A drunk in a bellicose mood.'  Pugnacious suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat. 'A pugnacious gangster.' Quarrelsome stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause. 'The heat made us all quarrelsome.' Contentious implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling. 'Wearied by his contentious disposition.'

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