- bel|lig|er|en|cy
- bel|lig|er|en|cy «buh LIHJ uhr uhn see», noun.1. the position or status of a belligerent.2. pugnacious and stubborn hostility; belligerence.3. warfare.
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bel|lig´er|ent|ly — bel|lig|er|ent «buh LIHJ uhr uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. fond of fighting; tending or inclined to war; warlike: »Some young boys are very belligerent when they first find the use of their fists. Figurative. The defiant child spoke in a most… … Useful english dictionary
bel|lig|er|ent — «buh LIHJ uhr uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. fond of fighting; tending or inclined to war; warlike: »Some young boys are very belligerent when they first find the use of their fists. Figurative. The defiant child spoke in a most belligerent… … Useful english dictionary
bel|lig|er|ence — «buh LIHJ uhr uhns», noun. 1. a belligerent attitude; being warlike; fondness for fighting. 2. the act of fighting; being at war … Useful english dictionary
co|bel|lig|er|ent — «KOH buh LIHJ uhr uhnt», noun. a nation or person that helps another in carrying on a war: »The securities jumped up to 22 when the U.S. and Russia were cobelligerents during World War II (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
lig — al·ca·lig·e·nes; bel·lig·er·ence; bel·lig·er·en·cy; ca·lig·i·nous; cal·lig·ra·pha; cal·lig·ra·pher; cal·lig·ra·phist; cal·lig·ra·phy; ca·ma·lig; ce·ru·lig·nol; ce·ru·lig·none; cor·al·lig·e·na; cot·y·lig·er·ous; crys·tal·lig·er·ous; fi·lig·er·ous; … English syllables
bel — am·e·bel·o·don; an·te·bel·lum; ar·a·bel·la; ba·bel; ba·bel·ism; ba·bel·i·za·tion; ba·bel·ize; bar·bel·late; bar·bel·lu·la; bel; bel·dam; bel·em·nite; bel·em·nit·i·dae; bel·em·noi·dea; bel·fast; bel·fry; bel·ga; bel·gae; bel·gic; bel·gium;… … English syllables
sirəcəlig — (Bakı) xəsislik. – Sən də nöşün bir belə Hacqara kimi sirəcəlik eliyəsən? … Azərbaycan dilinin dialektoloji lüğəti
belligerency — bel·lig·er·en·cy … English syllables
belligerent — bel|lig|er|ent1 [ bə lıdʒ(ə)rənt ] adjective 1. ) very unfriendly and angry: belligerent behavior 2. ) FORMAL at war with someone ╾ bel|lig|er|ence noun uncount ╾ bel|lig|er|ent|ly adverb belligerent bel|lig|er|ent 2 [ bə lıdʒ(ə)rənt ] noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
belligerent — bel•lig•er•ent [[t]bəˈlɪdʒ ər ənt[/t]] adj. 1) waging war; engaged in warfare 2) showing readiness to fight; aggressively hostile; truculent: a belligerent tone[/ex] 3) a state or nation at war 4) a person engaged in fighting • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
