unbellicose en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + bellicose.
Meanings
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Not bellicose; unwarlike.
Small wonder that history has become such a hotly contested battleground, or that otherwise unbellicose professors are so often pressed into front-line service in the culture wars.
2009 July 19, David M. Kennedy, “What History Is Good For”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unbellicose | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unbellicose | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |