Adjective: belligerent bu'li-ju-runt
- Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
"a belligerent tone";
- aggressive, chippy [N. Amer, informal]
- Engaged in war
"The belligerent nations opened negotiations";
- militant, war-ridden, warring
- Someone who fights (or is fighting)
"The belligerent refused to back down from the confrontation";
- combatant, battler, fighter, scrapper
Derived forms: belligerents
See also: hostile, unpeaceful
Encyclopedia: Belligerent