truculent
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truculent
- /ˈtɹʌk.jʊ.lənt/ UK
- /ˈtɹʌk.jə.lənt/ US
Where it comes from
First attested circa 1540, from Middle French, from Latin truculentus (“fierce, savage”), from trux (“fierce, wild”).
adjective more truculent · most truculent
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Cruel or savage.
The truculent soldiers gave us a steely-eyed stare.
Similar: barbarous, ferocious, fierce, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel, flagitious, demonic, despiteful, diabolic, diabolical
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Defiant or uncompromising.
In her turn, Helen Burns asked me to explain, and I proceeded forthwith to pour out, in my own way, the tale of my sufferings and resentments. Bitter and truculent when excited, I spoke as I felt, without reserve or softening.
Similar: inflexible, stubborn, unyielding, adamant, ardent, grim, untiring, bent on, bloody-minded, bullheaded, certain, chronic
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Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
She might pity herself, but he must not pity her. She did not want any quarrel; she blamed him for wanting one, but she could not help assuming a truculent attitude.
Similar: bellicose, belligerent, pugnacious, aggressive, antagonistic, assaultive, combative, martial, militaristic, philopolemic, philopolemical, quarrelsome
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Violent; rude; scathing; savage; harsh.
Voltaire is never either gross or truculent.
Similar: acerbic, caustic, vitriolic, vituperative
- Destructive; deadly. More or less truculent Plagues.
Translations
Every language
adj cruel or savage
| Español | truculento |
|---|---|
| Português | truculento |
| Français | agressif |
| Deutsch | grausam, wild, barbarisch, grob |
| Русский | жесто́кий žestókij |
adj defiant or uncompromising
| Deutsch | trotzig |
|---|---|
| Русский | вызыва́ющий vyzyvájuščij |
adj eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict
| Deutsch | streitsüchtig, aufsässig, widerspenstig |
|---|
adj deadly or destructive
| Español | truculento |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | vernichtend |
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title = {truculent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/truculent},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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