See Also: truculent(dictionary)
truculent(dictionary)

truculent (iou)



truculent adjective. M16.
[Latin truculentus, from truc-, trux fierce, savage: see -ULENT.]
Characterized by or exhibiting ferocity or aggressiveness; fierce, savage; pugnacious, aggressive; aggressively defiant; (esp. of speech or writing) hostile, rude, scathing. M16.
Spectator Dr. Inge..an old Evening Standard war-horse, has..some truculent things to say. V. Glendinning On top of the whiskies, the wine made her truculent. M. Meyer Tough and..truculent young men who enjoyed getting into fist fights.
Mean, low, mercenary. rare. E19.
truculently adverb M17.