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belligerent (iou)



belligerent adjective & noun. Also belligerant. L16.
[Latin belligerant- pres. ppl stem of belligerare wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum war: later irreg. assim. to gerent- pres. ppl stem of gerere bear, carry, carry on; see -GEROUS, -ENT.]
A. adjective.
Waging regular war as recognized by the law of nations; pugnacious, aggressively hostile. L16.
Of or pertaining to a belligerent. M19.
b. noun. A nation, party, or person engaged in conflict. E19.
belligerently adverb M19.