Belligerent
Belligerent adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Nasty and belligerent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Belligerent".
Nearby Word: belligerency
Nasty
Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Belligerent and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Belligerent" instead an adjective "Nasty".
Nearby Word: nastily
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Belligerent Sexual Tension: In the latter portion of the film, the umpteenth nasty argument between Bernie and Georgie about how to handle Frank ends with them kissing.
Source: Film / The Country Girl - Nasty pranks, insults, secret relationships and crushes, and cheerleading ensue.Examples of: Belligerent Sexual Tension: Fiona and Todd are a rare non-sexual version of this.
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In this case, it turned a perfectly cheerful flirty, belligerent friendship between two people who did in fact like one another into something very nasty and cruel over the course of a war, three years, and fifty books.
Source: Slap-Slap-Kiss
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