Truculent Definition
trŭkyə-lənt
adjective
Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
American Heritage
Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant.
A truculent speech against the new government; a truculent glance.
American Heritage
Rude, harsh, mean, scathing, etc.
Webster's New World
Fierce; cruel; savage; ferocious.
Webster's New World
Pugnacious or bellicose.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Truculent
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Latin truculentus from trux truc- fierce terə-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin truculentus from trux truc- fierce terə-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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First attested circa 1540, from Latin truculentus (“fierce, savage"), from trux (“fierce, wild").
From Wiktionary
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