bellicose

bellicose [adjective]: inclined or eager to fight; warlike.

Example: The receptionist had a hard time dealing with the irate, bellicose customer.

Related words: bellicosely [adverb], bellicoseness [noun], bellicosity [noun].

Synonyms: aggressive, antagonistic, argumentative, belligerent, cantankerous, combative, confrontational, hawkish, hostile, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike

Antonyms: agreeable, calm, compromising, easygoing, pacific, peaceful

Tags: GRE

Category: Vocabulary words

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