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Aggressively hostile and ready to fight; truculent; waging war (adjective)

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USA Today Rootonym clue · 11 letters · last seen August 2, 2026

Answer
BELLIGERENT
BELLIGERENT · 11 letters · puzzle shows BELL*******
The Root
BELLmeans “war”

In a sentence: Switzerland has never earned a reputation as a BELLIGERENT country.

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “Aggressively hostile and ready to fight; truculent; waging war (adjective)” has the answer BELLIGERENT (11 letters), built on the root BELL, which means “war”. See the full August 2, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.