Belligerent and Disputatious

Belligerent

Belligerent adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Usage example: the coach became quite belligerent and spit at an umpire after being thrown out of the game

Disputatious is a synonym for belligerent in hostile topic. In some cases you can use "Disputatious" instead the word "Belligerent" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: belligerency

Disputatious

Disputatious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Usage example: a long history of little wars waged by the disputatious countries occupying that European peninsula

Belligerent is a synonym for disputatious. You can use "Belligerent" instead the word "Disputatious" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: disputation
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