belligerently
adverb/bəˈlɪdʒərəntli/
/bəˈlɪdʒərəntli/
- in an aggressive and unfriendly way
- He belligerently refused to sit down.
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- (formal) in a way that involves fighting a war or making threats of war
- a belligerently nationalistic policy
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