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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024truc•u•lent /ˈtrʌkyələnt, ˈtrukyə-/USA pronunciation adj. - eager to attack or argue;
belligerent;
harshly angry:his truculent attitude toward his coworkers.
truc•u•lence, n. [uncountable] truc•u•lent•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024truc•u•lent (truk′yə lənt, tro̅o̅′kyə-),USA pronunciation adj. - fierce;
cruel;
savagely brutal. - brutally harsh;
vitriolic;
scathing:his truculent criticism of her work. - aggressively hostile;
belligerent.
- Latin truculentus, equivalent. to truc-, stem of trux savage, pitiless + -ulentus -ulent
- 1530–40
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See fierce.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged amiable, gentle.
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