In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
BELLICOSE
battleful, bellicose, combative
(adjective) having or showing a ready disposition to fight; “bellicose young officers”; “a combative impulse”; “a contentious nature”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bellicose (comparative more bellicose, superlative most bellicose)
Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
Showing or having the impulse to be combative.
Synonyms
• See also combative
Antonyms
• pacific
Coordinate terms
• trigger-happy
• warmonger
Source: Wiktionary
Bel"li*cose`, a. Etym: [L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of war, fr. bellum war. See Duel.]
Definition: Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious. Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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