bellicosity

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English

Etymology

bellicose +‎ -osity

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "merged vowel" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsəti/

Noun

bellicosity (countable and uncountable, plural bellicosities)

  1. The characteristic of being bellicose.
    • 29 February 2012, Aidan Foster-Carter, BBC News North Korea: The denuclearisation dance resumes[1]
      The timing is intriguing too. Before this news North Korea was all bellicosity and bluster.

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