| belli |
| bellicosity | (n) a natural disposition to fight, Syn. bellicoseness |
| belligerence | (n) hostile or warlike attitude or nature, Syn. belligerency |
| belligerent | (adj) engaged in war, Syn. militant, warring, war-ridden, Example: belligerent (or warring) nations |
| belligerently | (adv) with hostility; in a belligerent hostile manner, Syn. hostilely, Example: he pushed her against the wall belligerently |
| bellingham | (n) a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border |
| bellini | (n) Italian composer of operas (1801-1835), Syn. Vincenzo Bellini |
| bellis | (n) daisy, Syn. genus Bellis |
| Bellibone | n. [ F. belle et bonne, beautiful and good. ] A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bellical | |
| Bellicose | a. [ L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of war, fr. bellum war. See Duel. ] Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious. [ 1913 Webster ] Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bellicosely | adv. In a bellicose manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bellicous | a. Bellicose. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bellied | a. Having (such) a belly; puffed out; -- used in composition; |
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| Belligerent | n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Belligerent | a. [ L. bellum war + gerens, -entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F. belligérant. See Bellicose, Jest. ] |
| Belligerently | adv. In a belligerent manner; hostilely. [ 1913 Webster ] |