belligerent (adj.)

aggressive and hostile

Examples

• A belligerent tone.

Key rules

• Belligerent means aggressive and hostile
• A belligerent tone, belligerent behaviour
• Belligerence is the noun

Common mistakes

• He spoke belligerent → He spoke belligerently
• A belligerence man → A belligerent man

Use cases

• Describing arguments
• Describing aggressive people
• Describing politics