bellicosity

noun

bellicosity

noun

/ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsɪti/ · /ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsəti/

Etymology From bellicose + -osity.

1

The characteristic of being bellicose.

  • The timing is intriguing too. Before this news North Korea was all bellicosity and bluster.29 February 2012, Aidan Foster-Carter, BBC News North Korea: The denuclearisation dance resumeshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17213948
Synonyms
martiality

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