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Hostile and aggressive

Engaged in a war or conflict, as recognized by international law

(of a person) Deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative

Full of anger or hatred

Aggressive or violent in nature

Contrary to the laws and customs of society, in a way that causes annoyance and disapproval in others

A person or country engaged in war

A bellicist, someone who advocates war

One who is devotedly engaged in a cause or mission

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Adjective

Hostile and aggressive

confrontational

spoiling for a fight

looking for trouble

have chip on shoulder

have a bone to pick

ready for a fight

having a chip on one's shoulder

ill-humoured^UK

itching to fight

insurrectionary

dead set against

dissenting from

acting in opposition

in disagreement with

at variance with

ill-disciplined

socially impaired

undisciplinable

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

obstinately disobedient

rubbing the wrong way

unaccommodating

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

easily offended

set in one's ways

hard to satisfy

over-particular

open to question

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“He's a good footballer but he's not very aggressive, not very belligerent and I'd like to think that with 20-odd caps he'd be a bit more aggressive than he is.”

Adjective

Engaged in a war or conflict, as recognized by international law

“He also reminds readers that neutral status in wartime runs the risk of attracting contempt from belligerent states.”

Adjective

(of a person) Deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative

unaccommodating

difficult to handle

attention-seeking

not giving an inch

not cooperative

obstinately disobedient

undisciplinable

making difficulties

impossible to cope with

self-opinionated

set in one's ways

stubborn as a mule

ill-disciplined

full of mischief

bound and determined

dyed-in-the-wool

full of determination

meaning business

bred-in-the-bone

as stubborn as a mule

long-established

stop at nothing

over-particular

as tough as old boots

hard to satisfy

self-disciplined

unimpressionable

uncompassionate

proof against persuasion

in for long haul

tough nut to crack

single-minded about

set in concrete

playing hard ball

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

self-centered^US

stand one's ground

going all the way

solid as a rock

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

tough as old boots

hold one's ground

standing one's ground

not discouraged

obsessive about

inflexible about

fanatical about

on one's mettle

committed to the idea of

sticking to one's guns

like death and taxes

set in your ways

keen as mustard

through-and-through

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

over-censorious

high-maintenance

self-centred^UK

lacking sentiment

as hard as nails

toughened by experience

over-enthusiastic

well established

through and through

firmly established

well-established

overenthusiastic

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Adjective

Full of anger or hatred

evil-intentioned

full of dislike

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Adjective

Aggressive or violent in nature

Adjective

Contrary to the laws and customs of society, in a way that causes annoyance and disapproval in others

beyond the pale

Noun

A person or country engaged in war

enlisted person

sparring partner

comrade-in-arms

military person

airforce member

soldier-at-arms

fighting person

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“The belligerents were due to settle their differences.”

Noun

A bellicist, someone who advocates war

Noun

One who is devotedly engaged in a cause or mission

protest marcher

insurrectionist

agent provocateur

prejudiced person

opinionated person

male chauvinist pig

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