imbellic

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adjective

Not warlike or martial.

OriginLatin imbellis →
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Meanings

adjectiveimbellic (comparative more imbellic, superlative most imbellic)

comparative more imbellic · superlative most imbellic

  1. obsoleteNot warlike or martial.

    the imbellick Bores

    1673, Joseph Hill, The Interest of These United Provinces

Origin

  1. Latinimbellis
  2. Englishimbellic

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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