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belligerent

To be belligerent means to be currently in war. To be belligerent means to be very eager to fight; aggressive. Do not offend that belligerent man or else he will beat you up! To be belligerent means to show force towards others.

belligerent

A belligerent is a state or nation in war.

belligerent

(= aggressive) characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight aggressive acts against another country a belligerent tone (= warring) engaged in war belligerent (or warring) nations (= combatant) someone who fights (or is fighting)

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Simple sentences

Tom is belligerent.
Tom was belligerent.
You're belligerent.

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Yes, in a belligerent sort of way.
Don't get belligerent.
They became noisy and belligerent.
You have been openly assisting a belligerent warship in Uruguayan territorial waters.
Unconsciously you chose a name that was belligerent.
I know you are young, hotheaded and full of ideals. You're belligerent.
You're too impulsive. You're belligerent, and you never listen.
It said you've been belligerent.
The lessons of a belligerent world.
And, of course, you will avoid provoking belligerent vessels if they are to sight you.
As most of you are aware, the usual drill in these circumstances is for the belligerent countries to exchange internees.
You can't assume the intent was belligerent.
I have despised the belligerent.
He's a slob, he's belligerent.
This is his friend has a reputation as a belligerent.
I know how belligerent and quarrelsome you Earthmen are.
How about unnaturally belligerent?
KARR, perhaps you should be a little more careful and a lot less belligerent.
The bum's belligerent.
I'm a doctor. And verifiably non-belligerent.
If you noticed, she had one hand in her pocket, which means they were hiding something, and the other hand made into a fist, which means they're gonna be belligerent.
He's distraught, withdrawn, even belligerent. But not irrational.
It said I had become belligerent and insubordinate.
Yeah, it's like feeling belligerent, combative.
A belligerent old fart!
Very belligerent personality.
He's very belligerent.
He's a slob, he's belligerent. He has the earning capacity of an illiterate immigrant.
Oh, yeah, it's like feeling belligerent. Combative.
A belligerent old fart.
The Chinese will think the British are rattling the saber. the British will think the Chinese are being belligerent. and the media will provide cool, objective coverage.
The Sisko is belligerent.
Belligerent and numerous.
You were vague, hostile, belligerent.
Belligerent.
That you're belligerent and often talk when unauthorised.
I negotiated a peace treaty between six belligerent species in just 13 minutes.

News and current affairs

BEIJING - After nearly a month of belligerent bluster from North Korea, China appears to have had enough, ending its silence about North Korea's brinkmanship and suddenly roaring its disapproval of its ally's reckless threats.
The quiet dignity of the protests that followed did more for Iran's standing in the world than any amount of belligerent posturing by a populist president.
In a country that regards itself as a civilized counterweight to belligerent American hegemony, nearly half of all prisoners have never been convicted of a crime.
As all but the most belligerent critics of US President George W Bush will acknowledge, America has taken an important lead in trying to make things marginally better.
Amidst a crumbling economy, the country remains belligerent, using its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, to launch at least one successful drone flight above Israel and reportedly initiating recent cyber attacks.
What is needed is to find a less belligerent, more liberal way to promote democracy, stressing international cooperation instead of blunt military force.
China does not want a nuclear or belligerent North Korea, but it is even more concerned about a failed state collapsing on its border.
Whether deemed naive or belligerent, this approach undeniably upset and angered European politicians.
We have nothing against Hamas; we are against their belligerent policies, which service in government has not changed.
And Putin has to resort to ever more belligerent nationalism to cover up the social and economic deficiencies of his rule.
As a result, Britain could not serve as a bridge between a doubtful Europe and a belligerent US, as Blair believed, and Britain's capacity to be a force for good on the world stage was severely damaged.
On the contrary, his belligerent rhetoric and inept governance scared off investors, inciting economic decline and boosting unemployment and poverty.
Given Hamas's belligerent ideology, any change in the West's approach towards Hamas in the aftermath of successful Palestinian dialogue in Cairo would be difficult.
The country's belligerent eastern neighbor has annexed Crimea, sponsored rebels in eastern Ukraine, pursued a trade war, intermittently cut off its supply of natural gas, and is threatening financial attack.
In the 1930's, it was the autocratic and belligerent governments of Germany and Japan that could derive the most capital from the failure of the London conference.
The Thai army abandoned its neutral posture and became increasingly belligerent.

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