belligerent

On the other hand, if he's belligerent, half the time he still gets shot at.

He became very belligerent and asked me did I even know how to dance at all.

Bob had seen his best friend like this before, and knew all to well how belligerent he could get.

I'm quite unable to work up any kind of belligerent feeling.

"I'm sure you can understand the reason for her belligerent attitude."

Men who have not seen enough combat, on the other hand, come home belligerent.

Then she put the bag back on the ground, gave the ball to the belligerent man.

I've been rude to or belligerent with almost everybody today.

It was the girl, still standing, now looking slightly belligerent.

People get belligerent if the selection is not what they expect, he said.

At first he was belligerent with both the judge and prosecutor.

The young woman's relatives are by no means the only ones to have turned belligerent.

However, they are still looked down upon as coarse and belligerent.

He's been a little belligerent from the start, so I think he'll want closer guard.

He was so belligerent, they knocked him out with drugs.

In truth most of us are a bit bored and belligerent.

Others looked almost belligerent, though toward whom was difficult to tell at this remove.

"It is bankrupt, and in no position to be belligerent to the West."

"You must be pleased," the boy said with a belligerent step forward.

By the way, since you seem to be feeling belligerent, maybe you'd like to help out a little with that bull.

Iran has proven itself time and again as a belligerent.

His expression was more thoughtful than belligerent for a change.

The old man spent his time either belligerent or mournful.

"I'm glad that someone in this belligerent little group has some common sense," the old man said.

His face looked belligerent and stronger than he imagined himself.

In fact, most international belligerents eventually face off across the table and negotiate the war's end.

Baghdad thinks the two belligerents should play the major role.

Prison violence, it turns out, is not simply an issue of a few belligerents.

By 1758, the war had extended to all possessions of the belligerents.

Even in war the belligerents sometimes need to communicate, or negotiate.

This meant a fight between the two belligerents, without interference from anyone.

The forts of the belligerents were over against each other, and close by.

It called upon the belligerents to immediately cease all military activity.

Both belligerents are believed to have reinforced their numbers over the last few days.

These views would be the two main belligerents fighting for power in France.

The exact number of the belligerents on each side varies by account.

No treaty was signed between the belligerents to signal the end of the war.

The most important indirect strategy used by the belligerents was the blockade.

"The belligerents show little respect, continuously challenging it without meeting a strong response."

His idea was to entangle the belligerents in popular expectations.

Austria tried to mediate between the belligerents, but her efforts came to nothing.

However many Irish ships were attacked by belligerents on both sides.

In peacekeeping, belligerents consent to the troops' presence and operations.

"We must put very strong pressure on the belligerents to extend and respect a cease-fire," he said.

In both cases, the belligerents stopped fighting before the Council imposed a trade embargo.

The militia companies themselves were not recognized as belligerents.

In 1256 the belligerents concluded a peace essentially reflecting conditions before the war.

One reason could be that they did not want to be seen by the Serbs as belligerents.

Finally, the belligerents seem to have had enough.

The Congress endorsed a call for neutral countries to mediate between the belligerents.