Antonyms for belligerent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : buh-lij-er-uhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : bəˈlɪdʒ ər ənt |
Definition of belligerent
Origin :- 1570s, from Latin belligerantem (nominative belligerans), past participle of belligerare "to wage war," from bellum "war" (see bellicose) + gerere "to bear, to carry" (see gest). The noun meaning "party or nation at war" is from 1811. Related: Belligerently.
- adj nasty, argumentative
- His automatic was swinging carelessly at the belligerent farmer.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- "We will not let them take him," interposed a belligerent student.
- Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic
- Hazel, belligerent, demanded: "Are you asking us to resign?"
- Extract from : « Question of Comfort » by Les Collins
- Top-lofty and arrogant and belligerent as ever, the Lizorian Prime took the call.
- Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
- Communication by wireless cannot be interrupted by a belligerent.
- Extract from : « Current History, A Monthly Magazine » by New York Times
- Stirring the belligerent element, ever strong in boyish natures.
- Extract from : « Man of Uz, and Other Poems » by Lydia Howard Sigourney
- He, in comparison with the other belligerent parties was the gainer.
- Extract from : « A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon » by John Lord, A.M.
- It was plain that he was known as a belligerent, a supporter of Professor Frazer.
- Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis
- In the general stillness her corsets creaked with belligerent attention.
- Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis
- The Wildcat's announcement leaped from a pair of belligerent lungs.
- Extract from : « Lady Luck » by Hugh Wiley
Synonyms for belligerent
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