imbellic

English

Etymology

From Latin imbellis, from im- = in- (“not”) + bellum (“war”). Compare Latin bellicus (“warlike”).

Adjective

imbellic (comparative more imbellic, superlative most imbellic)

1. (obsolete) Not warlike or martial.
   • 1673, Joseph Hill, The Interest of These United Provinces:

     the imbellick Bores

References

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