belligerent
21belligerent — adjective 1) a belligerent stare Syn: hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent, confrontational, contentious, militant, combative; informal spoiling for a fight; Brit.; informal stroppy, bolshie; …
22belligerent — adj. Belligerent is used with these nouns: ↑attitude …
23belligerent — I. a. 1. Carrying on war, engaged in war, waging war, contending, in conflict, at war, in arms. 2. Of belligerents, pertaining to parties at war. 3. Antagonistic, rival, contending, hostile, conflicting, opposed, adverse. 4. Warlike, hostile. 5.… …
24belligerent — bel•lig•er•ent [[t]bəˈlɪdʒ ər ənt[/t]] adj. 1) waging war; engaged in warfare 2) showing readiness to fight; aggressively hostile; truculent: a belligerent tone[/ex] 3) a state or nation at war 4) a person engaged in fighting • Etymology:… …
25belligerent — A nation, power, or state carrying on war against another nation, power, or state; or a portion of one nation carrying on war against the nation, which has been recognized by other nations as a belligerent. 30 Am J Rev ed Internat L § 11; 56 Am… …
26belligerent rights — Those peculiar rights recognized and sanctioned by the laws of war, which are exercised by a nation, power, or state as a means for carrying on a war. These are not unlimited under the law. It is not with the authority of law that a belligerent… …
27belligerent — 1. adjective /bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt,bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/ a) Engaged in warfare, warring. b) Eager to go to war, warlike. Syn: aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious …
28belligerent — Synonyms and related words: acrid, aggressive, antagonist, antagonistic, antipathetic, ardent, argumental, argumentative, attacking, battler, battling, bellicose, belted knight, bickerer, bickering, bitter, blade, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody… …
29belligerent — see REBEL …
30belligerent — bel lig·er·ent || nt n. country that is engaged in war; member of the military of a warring nation adj. warlike, aggressive; hostile …
