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belligerent, aggressive, bellicose, combative, pugnacious, truculent, antagonistic, contentious, quarrelsome | characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight | |
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contentious | involving or likely to cause controversy | |
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combative, contentious, disputatious, disputative, litigious | inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits |