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    truculent
    /ˈtrʌkjʊlənt/

    adjective

    • 1. eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant: "the truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRUCULENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Truculent means unpleasant and likely to argue a lot, or having a bad state of mind or behaving in a threatening manner. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, and how to pronounce it in British and American English.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › truculentTruculent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Truculent means aggressively self-assertive, scathingly harsh, or ferocious. It comes from Latin truculentus, meaning "savage". See synonyms, examples, word history, and podcast entries.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRUCULENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Truculent means unpleasant and likely to argue a lot, or having a bad state of mind or behaving in a threatening manner. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and find translations in different languages.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › truculentTRUCULENT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Truculent means aggressively hostile, belligerent, or savagely brutal. It comes from Latin truculentus, meaning fierce or pitiless. See synonyms, antonyms, and example sentences of truculent.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › truculenttruculent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Truculent means tending to argue or become angry; slightly aggressive. Learn how to use this formal, disapproving adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › truculentTruculent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    To be truculent is to be defiant, aggressive, and quarrelsome. A truculent student will get in trouble with teachers, and a truculent teacher might get fired. In a violent sport like football, it helps to be truculent, but it's usually not a great quality.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRUCULENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Truculent means bad-tempered and aggressive, or defiantly hostile. It comes from Latin truculentus, meaning fierce or savage. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and word origin.