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belligerent
adjective /bəˈlɪdʒ.ər.ənt/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
› disapproving wishing to fight or argue: a belligerent person a belligerent gesture Watch out! Lee's in a belligerent mood.Violent or aggressiveUnkind, cruel and unfeelingTreating people or animals badly › specialized fighting a war: The belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war.War belligerence
/-əns/ noun [U] (also belligerency, /-ənsi/ ) › I can't stand his belligerence (= his wish to argue with people all the time).Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourArguments and disagreements belligerently
/-li/ adverb
(Definition of belligerent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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