At the same time, moderates among strategic analysts began to be alarmed by what looked like a revival of bellicosity among some of the strongest supporters of the new "defensive" weapons.
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Bellicosity
//ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsɪti//
Synonyms for "bellicosity" (30 found)
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9 translations across 6 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- bel·licositat noun (characteristic of being bellicose)
Finnish
1 entries- sotaisuus noun (characteristic of being bellicose)
Galician
1 entries- belicosidade noun (characteristic of being bellicose)
Icelandic
4 entries- deilugirni noun (characteristic of being bellicose)
- stríðsfíkn noun (characteristic of being bellicose)
- stríðsgirni noun (characteristic of being bellicose)
- óeirðarsemi noun (characteristic of being bellicose)
Russian
1 entries- вои́нственность noun (characteristic of being bellicose)
Spanish
1 entries- belicosidad noun (characteristic of being bellicose)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The timing is intriguing too. Before this news North Korea was all bellicosity and bluster.
Source: wiktionary
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