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Definitions for Belligerent
[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 to war or to those engaged in war: belligerent rights.
[5] a state or nation at war.
[6] a member of the military forces of such a state.
[7] marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive a belligerent tone
[8] relating to or engaged in a legally recognized war or warfare
[9] a person or country engaged in fighting or war
Words related to Belligerent
combative, contentious, hostile, quarrelsome, ornery, bellicose, antagonistic, aggressive, militant, flip, fighting, mean, ardent, cantankerous, fierce, hot, hot-tempered, pugnacious, truculent, warlike
Words nearby Belligerent
bellicose, bellied, belligerati, belligerence, belligerency, belligerent, belling, bellingham, bellingshausen, bellingshausen sea, bellini
Origin of Belligerent
1570–80; < Latin belliger waging war (belli-, combining form of bellum war + ger-, base of gerere to conduct) + -ent; replacing belligerant < Latin belligerant- (stem of belligerāns, present participle of belligerāre to wage war; see -ant)
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Other words from Belligerent
bel·lig·er·ent·ly , adverb
in·ter·bel·lig·er·ent , adjective
un·bel·lig·er·ent , adjective
un·bel·lig·er·ent·ly , adverb
Word origin for Belligerent
C16: from Latin belliger , from bellum war + gerere to wage
Synonyms for Belligerent
aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, hostile, ornery, quarrelsome, fighting, flip, mean, militant, ardent, at loggerheads, battling, cantankerous, fierce, have a bone to pick, have chip on shoulder, have it in for, hot, hot-tempered, on the outs, pugnacious, scrappy, truculent, warlike