Thursday, August 28, 2008

BELLIGERENT

An opposing army, a party waging war

someone who fights or is fighting

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

engaged in war

SYN - battler, combatant, fighter, scrapper, aggressive

"It was his belligerent attitude that sent a bolt of energy through the fighting spirit of Winston."

"They wanted the event ot be open to everybody but it would have spoiled the peaceful atmosphere had they let the belligerents from the neighboring coutnry attend."

"Knowing the opposing army would be fixed on the center of the camp and the small army that appeared there, the other divisions spread out quickily and surrounded the belligerent."

"It was the presence of this belligerent that made Pinky abscond through the arabesque doorway."

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