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truculent

[ truhk-yuh-luhnt, troo-kyuh- ]

adjective

  1. aggressively hostile; belligerent.
  2. brutally harsh; vitriolic; scathing:

    Their truculent criticism of my latest work was not entirely fair.

  3. savagely brutal; barbarous; cruel.

    Antonyms: , ,



truculent

/ 藞迟谤蕦办箩蕣濒蓹苍迟 /

adjective

  1. defiantly aggressive, sullen, or obstreperous
  2. archaic.
    savage, fierce, or harsh
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞迟谤耻肠耻濒别苍肠别, noun
  • 藞迟谤耻肠耻濒别苍迟濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 迟谤耻肠路耻路濒别苍肠别 [truhk, -y, uh, -l, uh, ns, troo, -ky, uh, -], 迟谤耻肠路耻路濒别苍路肠测 noun
  • 迟谤耻肠路耻路濒别苍迟路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of truculent1

First recorded in 1530鈥40; from Latin truculentus, equivalent to truc-, stem of trux 鈥渟avage, pitiless鈥 + -ulentus adjective suffix; -ulent
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of truculent1

C16: from Latin truculentus , from trux fierce
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Synonym Study

See fierce.
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Example Sentences

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Trump鈥檚 truculent brand of American nationalism is a terrible idea for many reasons, not least in the encouragement it gives to Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to target weaker U.S. allies.

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In response, three British warships were sent by William Douglas, the truculent British Columbia governor, also spoiling for a fight.

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Wrapping up his truculent remarks, as reported by the Washington Post, the projector-in-chief then called Smith a 鈥渇***ing a**hole,鈥 adding that Biden and the Democrats were 鈥渞unning a Gestapo administration.鈥

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When the state rolled back fares, a truculent 鈥淐ap鈥 pulled the plug, halting operations for more than a week.

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The truculent trio are all using the same tired bingo card of victimization politics that Donald Trump keeps in his breast pocket.

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