transcription, транскрипция: [ -rənt ]
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
1. : waging war ; specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war
2. : inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
• belligerent noun
• bel·lig·er·ent·ly adverb
Synonyms:
belligerent , bellicose , pugnacious , quarrelsome , contentious mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. belligerent often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities
belligerent nations
bellicose suggests a disposition to fight
a drunk in a bellicose mood
pugnacious suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat
a pugnacious gangster
quarrelsome stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause
the heat made us all quarrelsome
contentious implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling
wearied by his contentious disposition