bellic

See also: bèl·lic

English

Alternative forms

bellical

Etymology

From Latin bellicus.

Adjective

bellic (comparative more bellic, superlative most bellic)

(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.

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