belligerent vs hostile

belligerent

adj
  • Aggressively hostile, eager to fight. 

  • Eager to go to war, warlike. 

  • Engaged in warfare, warring. 

  • Of or pertaining to war. 

  • Uncooperative. 

  • Acting violently towards others. 

noun
  • A state or other armed participant in warfare 

hostile

adj
  • Aggressive; antagonistic. 

  • Of a hostile takeover. 

  • Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure. 

  • Unwilling. 

noun
  • An enemy. 

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