belligerent

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he is not a fighter, like you Your father is what I call a belligerent non-combatant Richard was seeing a great deal of Margaret these days.

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  1. adjective Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
  2. adjective Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.
  3. noun One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war.
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unfriendly ·  hostile ·  aggressive ·  defiant ·  warlike ·  rebellious ·  antagonistic ·  pacific ·  wary ·  surly ·  suspicious ·  obnoxious
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  1. Latin belligerāns, belligerant-, present participle of belligerāre, to wage war, from belliger, warlike : bellum, war + gerere, to make.

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  1. Earlier belligerant, from French belligérant, from Latin belligeran(t-)s, present participle of belligerare, wage war: see belligerate.
 

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