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Belligerent - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Belligerent : adj
1: characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight;
"aggressive acts against another country"; "a
belligerent tone" [syn: aggressive]
2: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a
fighting war" [syn: fighting, militant, war-ridden,
warring]
(noun)
1: someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler,
fighter, scrapper]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Belligerent : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Belligerent : \Bel*lig"er*ent\, n.
A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person
engaged in warfare.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Belligerent |
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bluemilker: A night at the theater: Caught a lady's pants. Stared down a Belligerent audience. Got a bloody nose from a dude cosplaying Kurt Cobain. |
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simside: @aicnanime Woah, I had no idea a new Highsmith biography was due out! She's my Belligerent, misanthropic hero. |
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blackpurl23: @tru_jackson lol getting Belligerent and shit...what u drinking on?? UV?? |
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