[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 4 Oct. 2023.
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The Effin’ Word, s.v. “bellicose”, accessed October 4, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bellicose.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Bellicose. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved October 4, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bellicose