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were belligerent
adjective
Engaged in warfare, warring.
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They were belligerent and tough-talking.
Where Chelsea bided their time, Ferguson's players were belligerent.
There were belligerent boos and hooting at the press screening on Wednesday evening.
What pleased me about our semi-final was that we were belligerent, accurate and organised.
Kuru sufferers shrieked, stumbled, jerked and twitched, were belligerent and prone to mirth.
The men were belligerent at first, Mr. Whittington said, until he explained how he had tracked them down.
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As Fowler told LiveScience, "It's actually really tough to show that two animals were belligerents in life".
The manager is belligerent.
Dictators tend to be belligerent.
"But don't be belligerent.
"It's belligerent; it's a bear.
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