imbellic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin imbellis, from im- = in- (“not”) + bellum (“war”). Compare Latin bellicus (“warlike”).
Adjective[edit]
imbellic (comparative more imbellic, superlative most imbellic)
- (obsolete) Not warlike or martial.
- 1673, Joseph Hill, The Interest of These United Provinces:
- the imbellick Bores
References[edit]
- “imbellic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.