belligerently
adverb
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adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English belligerent Middle English -ly English -ly English belligerently From belligerent + -ly.
- In a belligerent manner; with aggressive hostility.
“They swaggered unsteadily but belligerently toward the bar and looked at Pete with bleared and blinking eyes.”
““How’d you get a job like this?” she asked. “A fella got to eat,” he began; and then, belligerently, “A fella got a right to eat.””