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truculent

tru·cu·lent

UK/ˈtɹʌk.jʊ.lənt/ US/ˈtɹʌk.jə.lənt/ uncommon obsolete rare

adjective

1.

defiantly aggressive

  • “as truculent as a small boy who thinks his big brother can lick anybody”
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2.

aggressively hostile

  • “a truculent speech against the new government”
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Origin

First attested circa 1540, from Middle French, from Latin truculentus (“fierce, savage”), from trux (“fierce, wild”).

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