The difference between Aggressive and Belligerent
When used as adjectives, aggressive means characterized by aggression, whereas belligerent means engaged in warfare, warring.
Belligerent is also noun with the meaning: a state or other armed participant in warfare.
check bellow for the other definitions of Aggressive and Belligerent
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Aggressive as an adjective:
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
Examples:
"an aggressive policy, war, person, nation"
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Aggressive as an adjective (programming):
Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
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Belligerent as an adjective:
Engaged in warfare, warring.
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Belligerent as an adjective:
Eager to go to war, warlike.
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Belligerent as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to war.
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Belligerent as an adjective (by extension):
Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
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Belligerent as an adjective:
Acting violently towards others.
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Belligerent as an adjective:
Uncooperative.
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Belligerent as a noun:
A state or other armed participant in warfare
Examples:
"The U.N. sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents."