belligerent
11belligerent — belligerently, adv. /beuh lij euhr euhnt/, adj. 1. warlike; given to waging war. 2. of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: a belligerent tone. 3. waging war; engaged in war: a peace treaty between belligerent powers. 4. pertaining …
12belligerent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bellicose, warlike, pugnacious, quarrelsome. See contention, attack. n. combatant. Ant., peaceful; noncombatant. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. warlike, pugnacious, hostile, quarrelsome, contentious,… …
13belligerent — [[t]bɪlɪ̱ʤərənt[/t]] belligerents 1) ADJ GRADED A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive. ...the belligerent statements from both sides which have led to fears of war... He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago. Syn:… …
14belligerent — I UK [bəˈlɪdʒərənt] / US [bəˈlɪdʒ(ə)rənt] adjective 1) very unfriendly and angry belligerent behaviour 2) formal at war with someone Derived words: belligerence noun uncountable belligerently adverb II UK [bəˈlɪdʒərənt] / US [bəˈlɪdʒ(ə)rənt] noun …
15belligerent — /bəˈlɪdʒərənt / (say buh lijuhruhnt) adjective 1. warlike; given to waging war. 2. waging war; engaged in war: the belligerent powers. 3. relating to war, or to those engaged in war: *On the one hand the Aborigines were British subjects; at the… …
16belligerent — adj. belligerent towards * * * [bɪ lɪdʒ(ə)rənt] belligerent towards …
17belligerent — bel|lig|er|ent [bıˈlıdʒərənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of belligerare to fight a war , from bellum ( BELLICOSE) + gerere to carry on ] 1.) very unfriendly and wanting to argue or fight = ↑aggressive ▪ a… …
18belligerent — bel|lig|er|ent1 [ bə lıdʒ(ə)rənt ] adjective 1. ) very unfriendly and angry: belligerent behavior 2. ) FORMAL at war with someone ╾ bel|lig|er|ence noun uncount ╾ bel|lig|er|ent|ly adverb belligerent bel|lig|er|ent 2 [ bə lıdʒ(ə)rənt ] noun count …
19belligerent — adjective 1 very unfriendly and unpleasant: a belligerent attitude 2 (only before noun) formal a belligerent country is at war with another country belligerence, belligerency noun (U) …
20belligerent — adjective 1) a belligerent attitude Syn: hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, warlike, warmongering, hawkish, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent, confrontational, contentious, militant, combative; informal spoiling for a fight, trigger… …
