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Webster 1913 Edition

Imbellic

Im-bel′lic

,
Adj.
[L.
imbellis
; pref.
im-
=
in-
not +
bellum
war; cf.
bellicus
warlike.]
Not warlike or martial.
[Obs.]
R. Junius.

Webster 1828 Edition

Imbellic

IMBEL'LIC

,
Adj.
[L. in and bellicus.] Not warlike or martial. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

imbellic

imbellic

English

Adjective

imbellic ‎(comparative more imbellic, superlative most imbellic)

  1. (obsolete) Not warlike or martial.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of R. Junius to this entry?)

Etymology

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

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