OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 26365

bellicose

/ˈbɛlɪkoʊs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
belicoso
Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
CHINA sent both bellicose and conciliatory signals yesterday as tension continued in the Taiwan Strait over Chinese military exercises and the deployment of US naval battle groups.
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