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belligerent

mastery

UK /bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt/ US /bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ə.ɹənt/adjnoun

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Which meaning of 'belligerent' best matches the usage in the sentence?

England were not allowed to give their chariot the momentum it had a week ago. It was stopped dead in its tracks by a belligerent Springboks defence that simply refused to yield.