belligerent

[US]/bəˈlɪdʒərənt/
[UK]/bəˈlɪdʒərənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.engaged in war; warlike; provoking war;engaged in warfare; provocateur.

Example Sentences

He had a belligerent aspect.

a belligerent fighter

he had an authoritarian and at times belligerent manner.

pugnacity, belligerent, bellicose, truculence, jingoist, nihilist, chauvinist.

A belligerent reporter badgered the President for the facts).

tried to arrange a truce between the belligerent nations), or it may refer to a tendency to hostile behavior (

The boys found it hard to get along with Tom, because he always said some very belligerent things.

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