bellic

See also: bèl·lic

English

Alternative forms

• bellical

Etymology

From Latin bellicus.

Adjective

bellic (comparative more bellic, superlative most bellic)

1. (obsolete) warlike; bellicose
   • 1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political:

     The bellic Cesar, as Suetonius tells us, was noted for singularity in his Apparel, and did not content himself without adding something to his Senators Purple Robe.

Derived terms

• interbellic

 

References

• “bellic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cibell