Information about the word bellicose (English → Esperanto: atakema)

Synonyms: aggressive, belligerent, combative

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ˈbɛlɪkəʊs/
Shavian alphabet𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑒𐑴𐑕
Deseret alphabet𐐺𐐯𐑊𐐮𐐿𐐬𐑅

Degrees of comparison

Positivebellicose
Comparativemore bellicose
Superlativemost bellicose

Usage samples

The boisterous election campaign, an illustration of Taiwan’s vibrant democratic credentials, was fought over a mixture of livelihood issues as well as the thorny question of how to deal with its giant one‐party state neighbour, China, which under leader Xí Jìnpíng has grown more powerful and bellicose.

Translations

Afrikaansaggressief
Dutchagressief; strijdlustig
Esperantoatakema
Germanangriffslustig; streitlustig; aggressiv