Bono

I have learned to interface - what I think would be the contemporary term - with various different lexicons, and people speak very different languages. I've learned to speak in a lot of tongues, and I can live with the bellicose language of some fervent, fire-breathing Christians, sure.

Irish Singer

E. P. Thompson

I think you will find scientists that think like you in Germany and Britain, and you will find politicians that think like Weinberger. I think the most bellicose ruling group in the Western world at the moment is the British.

British Historian

Mary Gaitskill

Perhaps it should be obvious: Adultery is a social threat that arouses raw anger and fear, which the bellicose then need to discharge rather than merely feel, traditionally on the philandering wife or the female home-wrecker.

American Novelist

Martha McSally

The whole idea of deterrence is to convince your enemy that you are willing and able to make it so painful for them to continue on a threatening or bellicose course that they change their behavior.

American Politician

Suggests negative traits, like being too eager for conflict, not diplomatic.

Negative Connotation

Often used in international relations to describe hostile countries or policies.

Political Context

Implies an emotion of anger or hostility, not just aggressive action.

Emotional Tone

Indicates someone who may be difficult to cooperate with due to their combative nature.

Interpersonal Relations

Use with care; can be offensive if describing a friend's character directly.

Avoid In Friendships

Found in literature to describe antagonists or characters that provoke conflict.

Literary Use

 So Pew Research Center has been putting out reports regarding what is the main external threat that you have. And in Europe, in the US, the biggest threat was either China or ISIS or some external bellicose threat.

Bellicose

Negative Connotation

Political Context

Emotional Tone

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