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
Petulant and belligerent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petulant" instead an adjective "Belligerent".
Nearby Word: belligerency
Petulant
Petulant adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems
Belligerent and petulant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Belligerent" instead an adjective "Petulant".
Nearby Words: petulance, petulantly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and belligerent
- mean and petulant
- irritable and belligerent
- irritable and petulant
- cranky and belligerent
- cranky and petulant
- testy and belligerent
- testy and petulant
- fractious and belligerent
- fractious and petulant
- hostile and belligerent
- hostile and petulant
- irascible and belligerent
- irascible and petulant
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