#033 Bellicose

[mxcatmoon]

This week's word is

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.'

Comments

[veronyxk84]

Hi! I have a question, I hope it's okay to ask here.
I wrote a triple drabble where I use "contentious" which is listed as a synonym for bellicose. Would that still count to fulfill this challenge or not?
Thank you in advance.
Vero :)

[mxcatmoon]

Sorry it took me awhile to answer, I haven't been online much last week.

If the fic was inspired by the prompt, that's fine too, it doesn't have to include the word.

[veronyxk84]

It's not a problem, thank you for your reply. 😊
Hmm... I wouldn't say it was the inspiration, it's more a side concept so probably not very fitting.

I'll think about it, and thank you for the clarification! 👍🏻