About The Word Truculent
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Truculent
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Truculent: See Also | 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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