truculent
truculent
Definition
trucu·lent (truk′yo̵̅o̅ lənt, -yə-)
adjective
- fierce; cruel; savage; ferocious
- rude, harsh, mean, scathing, etc.: said esp. of speech or writing
- pugnacious or bellicose
Etymology: < L truculentus < trux (gen. trucis), fierce, savage
truc′u·lence noun or truc′u·lency
truc′u·lently adverb
truculent
Synonyms
truculent
modif.
truculent
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- party: The Cameroons are already bad-mouthing the truculent local party for conducting a dire campaign.
- toddler: Mums love them because they make getting from A to B with a truculent toddler a positive pleasure.
- boy: I immediately saw a truculent little boy, the despair of his well-meaning liberal parents.
- man: Gladstone, the truculent old man, will quail before the pointing finger of revenge.
- child: Jesus compares the response of many to the attitude of truculent children.
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