belligerent
hostile and aggressively ready to fight
Word origin: From Latin belligerare, to wage war (bellum war plus gerere to carry on).
Belligerent in a sentence
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The belligerent customer demanded a refund and threatened to sue.
The senator's belligerent tone during the hearing alienated the very colleagues whose support his bill required.
Using “belligerent” well
Belligerent describes an aggressive readiness to fight or argue, stronger than merely irritable. As a noun it can also denote a nation or party engaged in war.
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