bellic

bel·lic
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US, UK/ˈbɛlɪk/

adjective

warlike; bellicose

OriginFrench bellique ← Latin bellicus ← Old Latin duellicus →
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Meanings

adjectivebellic (comparative more bellic, superlative most bellic)

comparative more bellic · superlative most bellic · alternative bellical

  1. obsoletewarlike; bellicose

    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.

    1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*dwenos
  3. Old Latin*duenelos?
  4. Old Latinduellum
  5. Old Latinduellicus
  6. Latinbellicus
  7. Frenchbellique
  8. Englishbellic

Borrowed from French bellique, itself from Latin bellicus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bellic

psychedelicangelicphilatelicjelickmelicPentelic
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Anagrams

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APA

bellic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellic

MLA

“bellic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bellic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellic.

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