Bellicose

ˈbɛlɪˌkoʊs

adjective

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

The word 'bellicose' is derived from the Latin word 'bellicosus', which means inclined to war. It is often used to describe someone who is eager to engage in conflict or arguments.

Flowers left to stand in a vase until there’s a reek of ditch water?—you’d think the bellicose Spaniards were banging at the city gates again.

Gregory Maguire

Confessions of an Ugly Step Sister

‘Get the hell out of here.’ The chaplain was shocked by his bellicose words and tone and, to his own amazement and mystification, deeply chagrined that they were turning him loose.

Heller, Joseph

Catch-22