bellicose
BEL-ih-kohsadjMeaning eager to fight or go to war; warlike by nature
Memory hook BELL-i-COSE: loves war (BELLum). Every single morning, the rooster puffs up his chest and dares every animal in the yard to fight him. Fighting is his nature: he is bellicose.
The bellicose rooster picked a fight with every bird in the yard.
In context The old general’s speeches grew more bellicose each year; he talked of nothing but battles, enemies and the glory of war.
Similar warlike, aggressive, combative, belligerent
Opposite peaceful, peace-loving, pacifist
From Latin bellicosus, “warlike,” from bellum (war).