The Only Use
belligerent
in
Of Mice and Men
(Edited)
- Now Lennie retorted belligerently, "He ain't neither. George won't do nothing like that. ... He's nice to me."
p. 102.5belligerently = in a hostile manner
Definitions:
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(1)
(belligerent) hostile (the attitude of one eager to fight); or one already engaged in a fight or war
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)