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truculently

tru·cu·lently

uncommon

adverb

1.

in an aggressively truculent manner

  • “they strive for security by truculently asserting their own interests”
2.

in a defiantly truculent manner

  • “the boy looked up truculently at his teacher”

Origin

From truculent + -ly.

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