bellatorius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

bellātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [bellator],

warlike , martial , useful in warlike expeditions (very rare): jumenta, Amm. 23, 5, 13: pugnax et quasi bellatorius stilus, a pugnacious , polemic style , * Plin. Ep. 7, 9, 7.