- belligerently
- adverb see belligerent
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
belligerently
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Belligerently — Bel*lig er*ent*ly, adv. In a belligerent manner; hostilely. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
belligerently — belligerent ► ADJECTIVE 1) hostile and aggressive. 2) engaged in a war or conflict. ► NOUN ▪ a nation or person engaged in war or conflict. DERIVATIVES belligerently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin belligerare wage war … English terms dictionary
belligerently — adverb with hostility; in a belligerent hostile manner (Freq. 1) he pushed her against the wall belligerently • Syn: ↑hostilely • Derived from adjective: ↑hostile (for: ↑hostilely), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
belligerently — See belligerent. * * * … Universalium
belligerently — adverb In a belligerent manner … Wiktionary
belligerently — adv. combatively, hostilely, aggressively … English contemporary dictionary
belligerently — See: belligerent … English dictionary
assault belligerently — index accost, assail, assault Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
belligerent — belligerently, adv. /beuh lij euhr euhnt/, adj. 1. warlike; given to waging war. 2. of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: a belligerent tone. 3. waging war; engaged in war: a peace treaty between belligerent powers. 4. pertaining … Universalium
hostilely — adverb with hostility; in a belligerent hostile manner he pushed her against the wall belligerently • Syn: ↑belligerently • Derived from adjective: ↑hostile, ↑belligerent (for: ↑belligerently) … Useful english dictionary
