imbellic
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin imbellis, from im- = in- (“not”) + bellum (“war”). Compare Latin bellicus (“warlike”).
Adjective edit
imbellic (comparative more imbellic, superlative most imbellic)
- (obsolete) Not warlike or martial.
- 1673, Joseph Hill, The Interest of These United Provinces:
- the imbellick Bores
References edit
- “imbellic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.