belligerent vs civil

belligerent

adj
  • Eager to go to war, warlike. 

  • Engaged in warfare, warring. 

  • Of or pertaining to war. 

  • Uncooperative. 

  • Aggressively hostile, eager to fight. 

  • Acting violently towards others. 

noun
  • A state or other armed participant in warfare 

civil

adj
  • Secular. 

  • Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters. 

  • Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. 

  • Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner. 

How often have the words belligerent and civil occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )