[BEL-ih-kohs]

adjective

Inclined to or favoring war or strife; warlike; pugnacious.

Our children know well enough to stay ten feet away from their mother when she’s fucking bellicose and on the war path.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Bellicose.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bellicose. Accessed 9 May 2025.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “bellicose”, accessed May 9, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bellicose.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Bellicose. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 9, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bellicose


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