truculent

[ truhk-yuh-luhnt, troo-kyuh- ]
/ ˈtrʌk yə lənt, ˈtru kyə- /
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adjective

fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
brutally harsh; vitriolic; scathing: his truculent criticism of her work.
aggressively hostile; belligerent.

Origin of truculent

1530–40; < Latin truculentus, equivalent to truc-, stem of trux savage, pitiless + -ulentus -ulent

SYNONYMS FOR truculent

1 See fierce.
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OTHER WORDS FROM truculent

truc·u·lence, truc·u·len·cy, noun truc·u·lent·ly, adverb

Words nearby truculent

truckle bed, truckline, truckload, truckman, truckstop, truculent, trudeau, trudeau, pierre elliott, trudeaumania, trudge, trudgen

Words related to truculency

malice, resentment, estrangement, disaffection, aggression, pugnacity, spite, malevolence, venom, antipathy, war, hostility, detestation, belligerency, virulence, animus, opposition, animosity, rancor, grudge

Example sentences from the Web for truculency

  • The Frenchman's truculency seemed to vanish under Brett's cutting words.

    The Albert Gate Mystery |Louis Tracy

  • For them the old ethnocentric jealousy, vanity, truculency, and ambition are the strongest elements in patriotism.

    Folkways |William Graham Sumner

British Dictionary definitions for truculency

truculent
/ (ˈtrʌkjʊlənt) /

adjective

defiantly aggressive, sullen, or obstreperous
archaic savage, fierce, or harsh

Derived forms of truculent

truculence or truculency, noun truculently, adverb

Word Origin for truculent

C16: from Latin truculentus, from trux fierce