bellicose

bellicose is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.
2. adjective. having or showing a ready disposition to fight

   "bellicose young officers"

   "a combative impulse"

   Synonyms: battleful, combative

Synonyms

battleful, combative

Common word forms

bellicosely, bellicoseness

Words from these letters

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