[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 18 Oct. 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin Word, s.v. bellicose, accessed October 18, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bellicose.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin Word. (n.d.). Bellicose. In The Effin Word. Retrieved October 18, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bellicose