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truculent

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truc⋅u⋅lent

  [truhk-yuh-luhnt, troo-kyuh-]
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–adjective
1. fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
2. brutally harsh; vitriolic; scathing: his truculent criticism of her work.
3. aggressively hostile; belligerent.
Origin:
1530–40; < L truculentus, equiv. to truc-, s. of trux savage, pitiless + -ulentus -ulent

Related forms:
truc⋅u⋅lence, truc⋅u⋅len⋅cy, noun
truc⋅u⋅lent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See fierce.

Antonyms:
1. amiable, gentle.
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truc·u·lent   (trŭk'yə-lənt)   
adj.  

  1. Disposed to fight; pugnacious.

  2. Expressing bitter opposition; scathing: a truculent speech against the new government.

  3. Disposed to or exhibiting violence or destructiveness; fierce.


[Latin truculentus, from trux, truc-, fierce; see terə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
truc'u·lent·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

truculent 
c.1540, from L. truculentus "fierce, savage," from trux (gen. trucis) "fierce, wild."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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