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bellicosus.

warlike, fierce, bellicose

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[bɛl.lɪˈkoː.sʊs]Classical-Latin[bel.liˈkɔː.s̬us]

  1. warlike, fierce, bellicose

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin bellicusder. Latin bellicum signumellip.? Latin bellicum Latin -ōsus Latin bellicōsus From bellicum (“signal for battle”) + -ōsus (“rich in”).

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