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Truculent

Truculent Meaning & Definition
Truculent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Truculent?

[adj] defiantly aggressive; "as truculent as a small boy who thinks his big brother can lick anybody"
[adj] aggressively hostile; "a truculent speech against the new government"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Truculent: aggressive | hostile

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Truculent In Webster's Dictionary

\Tru"cu*lent\, a. [L. truculentus, fr. trux, gen. trucis, wild, fierce: cf. F. truculent.] 1. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants of Scythia. --Ray. 2. Cruel; destructive; ruthless. More or less truculent plagues. --Harvey.

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