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imbellic

imbellic adjective: not warlike or martial.

Adjective

imbellic (comparative more imbellic, superlative most imbellic)

  1. (obsolete) Not warlike or martial.
    • the imbellick Bores1673, Joseph Hill, The Interest of These United Provinces

Forms of imbellic

comparativemore imbellic
superlativemost imbellic

Origin of imbellic

From Latin imbellis, from im- = in- (“not”) + bellum (“war”). Compare Latin bellicus (“warlike”).

Questions about imbellic

What does imbellic mean?
Imbellic means not warlike or martial.
What part of speech is imbellic?
Imbellic is an adjective.

Words near imbellic in the dictionary

  1. imbedding
  2. imbeddings
  3. imbedment
  4. imbedments
  5. imbeds
  6. imbellic
  7. imbellish
  8. imbellished
  9. imbellishes
  10. imbellishing
  11. imbenching

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