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
Fractious and belligerent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fractious" instead an adjective "Belligerent".
Nearby Word: belligerency
Fractious
Fractious adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Belligerent and fractious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Belligerent" instead an adjective "Fractious".
Nearby Word: fraction
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- defiant and belligerent
- defiant and fractious
- irritable and belligerent
- irritable and fractious
- cranky and belligerent
- cranky and fractious
- testy and belligerent
- testy and fractious
- contrary and belligerent
- contrary and fractious
- irascible and belligerent
- irascible and fractious
- choleric and belligerent
- choleric and fractious
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