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Word of the Day

February 2, 2026

Bellicose

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight; inclined or eager to quarrel, fight, or go to war; warlike and combative in nature.

From Latin 'bellicosus,' meaning warlike, derived from 'bellum' (war). Related to 'belligerent' and 'antebellum.' The word entered English in the 15th century to describe aggressive or combative dispositions.