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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | belligerent |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, antagonistic, argumentative, battleful, combative, hostile, pugnacious, quarrelsome, threatening, warlike, warring |
| Notes: | bellicose orients 'prone to fighting' toward an individual while belligerent refers to an organized body, a national or political entity - a person is bellicose, a nation is belligerent |
| Antonyms: | calm, easygoing, pacific, pacifistic, passive, peaceful |
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