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belligerent
What does belligerent mean?
belligerent (adjective): aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use belligerent in a sentence?
- A belligerent tone. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce belligerent?
/bəˈlɪdʒəɹənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does belligerent come from?
From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“to wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to belligerent
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “belligerent” mean?
aggressively hostile, eager to fight
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functioning in a supporting capacity
Not quite: that's what supplementary means.
suggesting an unhealthy mental state
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lacking sufficient water or rainfall
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