Belligerent Root Word - (adj.) 1570s, waging war, engaged in hostilities, from latin belligerantem (nominative. A belligerent person or country is aggressive, very unfriendly, and likely to start a fight. Inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or.
Inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or. A belligerent person or country is aggressive, very unfriendly, and likely to start a fight. (adj.) 1570s, waging war, engaged in hostilities, from latin belligerantem (nominative.