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In a war-like or hostile manner.

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Usage examples (9)
  • Bat stood bellicosely scowling at the three figures receding down the
  • Other dogs ran free, playing with one another, or behaving bellicosely.
  • Jim, though sometimes bellicosely evangelical, was the soul of kindly goodness, cheerfulness and patience.
  • Nishikanta bellicosely shouldered his vast bulk up to the captain, opened his shirt, and exposed his revolver.
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