adjective Etymology: modification of Latin belligerant-, belligerans, present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum + gerere to wage Date: 1577 waging war, inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness, ~ noun ~ly adverb Synonyms: see: ~
BELLIGERENT
Meaning of BELLIGERENT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012