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Belligerent

Belligerent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Belligerent? [n] someone who fights (or is fighting) [adj] characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" [adj] engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Belligerent: aggressive \| battler \| combatant \| fighter \| fighting \| hostile \| militant \| scrapper \| unpeaceful \| war-ridden \| warring Related Terms \| Find terms related to Belligerent: acrid \| aggressive \| antagonist \| antagonistic \| antipathetic \| ardent \| argumental \| argumentative \| attacking \| battler \| battling \| bellicose \| belted knight \| bickerer \| bickering \| bitter \| blade \| bloodthirsty \| bloody \| bloody-minded \| bravo \| brawler \| bully \| bullyboy \| cat-and-dog \| cat-and-doggish \| caustic \| chauvinist \| chauvinistic \| clashing \| colliding \| combatant \| combative \| competitor \| conflicting \| contender \| contentious \| contestant \| controversial \| despiteful \| disputant \| disputatious \| divisive \| duelist \| enemy \| enforcer \| eristic \| factional \| factious \| fencer \| ferocious \| feuder \| fierce \| fighter \| fighting \| fighting cock \| foilsman \| full of fight \| full of hate \| gamecock \| gladiator \| goon \| gorilla \| hatchet man \| hateful \| hawk \| hawkish \| hood \| hoodlum \| hooligan \| hostile \| hot \| inimical \| invading \| irascible \| irritable \| jingo \| jingoish \| jingoist \| jingoistic \| jouster \| knight \| litigious \| malevolent \| malicious \| malignant \| martial \| militant \| militaristic \| military \| offensive \| partisan \| plug-ugly \| polarizing \| polemic \| pugnacious \| quarreler \| quarrelsome \| rancorous \| repugnant \| rioter \| rival \| rough \| rowdy \| ruffian \| saber-rattling \| sabreur \| sanguinary \| sanguineous \| savage \| scrapper \| scrappy \| scuffler \| set against \| shrewish \| soldierlike \| soldierly \| sore \| spiteful \| squabbler \| strong arm \| strong-arm man \| strong-armer \| struggler \| swashbuckler \| sword \| swordplayer \| swordsman \| tempered \| thug \| tilter \| tough \| trigger-happy \| truculent \| tussler \| unfriendly \| unpacific \| unpeaceable \| unpeaceful \| venomous \| virulent \| vitriolic \| warlike \| warmonger \| warmongering \| warring \| wrangler \| wrangling See Also \| boxer \| brawler \| butter \| defender \| fencer \| gamecock \| gladiator \| gouger \| grappler \| hell-kite \| hell-rooster \| human \| individual \| master \| matman \| mauler \| mortal \| person \| pugilist \| skirmisher \| slasher \| somebody \| someone \| soul \| street fighter \| superior \| swordsman \| tough \| victor \| withstander \| wrestler Belligerent In Webster's Dictionary \Bellig"erent\, a. [L. bellum war + gerens, -entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F. bellig['e]rant. See {Bellicose}, {Jest}.] 1. Waging war; carrying on war. ``Belligerent powers.'' --E. Everett. 2. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights. \Bellig"erent\, n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.

Belligerent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Belligerent?

[n] someone who fights (or is fighting)
[adj] characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"
[adj] engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"

Belligerent In Webster's Dictionary

\Bel*lig"er*ent\, a. [L. bellum war + gerens,
-entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F.
bellig['e]rant. See {Bellicose}, {Jest}.]
1. Waging war; carrying on war. ``Belligerent powers.'' --E.
   Everett.

2. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to
   belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.


\Bel*lig"er*ent\, n.
A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person
engaged in warfare.

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