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bellicosity

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bel·li·cose  (bl-ks)
adj.
Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament. See Synonyms at belligerent.
[Middle English, from Latin bellicsus, from bellicus, of war, from bellum, war.]
belli·cosely adv.
belli·cosi·ty (-ks-t), belli·coseness n.
bellicosity
a warlike or hostile attitude. — bellicose, adj.
See also: Attitudes
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bellicosity - a natural disposition to fight
bellicoseness
pugnacity, belligerence, aggressiveness - a natural disposition to be hostile
Translations
bellicosity [ˌbelɪˈkɒsɪtɪ] N → belicosidad f
bellicosity
n (of nation, mood) → Kriegslust f; (= pugnacity) → Kampf(es)lust f, → Streitsüchtigkeit f


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The White House and the GOP congressional leadership believe they have already obtained everything they wanted from the presidential signing and photo-ops along the border: they have placated the restive masses of American voters, who were demanding with increasing bellicosity that their elected officials secure our disastrous borders.
Border bamboozlement & betrayal by Jasper, William F. / The New American
In the case of Iran, whose leadership's bellicosity is already evident (they sent millions of young men to die fighting with Iraq) would it be conscionable for us to endanger Jerusalem, a city of nearly a million souls and the centre of three of the great world religions, merely because we perceive ourselves to be more charitable than Muslims?
"Where do we stand on war with Iran," Editorial, June 2006 by Bennett, Larry / Catholic Insight
economic and diplomatic pressure, which has been completely ineffective in halting North Korea's bellicosity.
A plea for normalcy: U.S.-Japan relations after Koizumi by Preble, Christopher / The National Interest
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