bellicosely

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bel·li·cose

(bĕl′ĭ-kōs′)

adj.

Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament. See Synonyms at belligerent.

[Middle English, from Latin bellicōsus, from bellicus, of war, from bellum, war.]

bel′li·cose′ly adv.

bel′li·cos′i·ty (-kŏs′ĭ-tē), bel′li·cose′ness n.

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They proved that a seal pup could swim or not swim at birth by stating the proposition very bellicosely and then following it up with an attack on the opposing man's judgment, common sense, nationality, or past history.

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Nishikanta bellicosely shouldered his vast bulk up to the captain, opened his shirt, and exposed his revolver.

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To be sure, this shirt of mine screams not only its yellowness; it screams something else, something Duterte is bound to rage at even more bellicosely.