[adjective] [disapproving] - wishing to fight or argue, or (specialized) fighting a warI don't know why she always seems so belligerent towards me.Giving the ticket collector a belligerent look, he said he wouldn't pay his fare.(specialized) The belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war.
BELLIGERENT
Meaning of BELLIGERENT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012