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truculent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Truculent \Tru"cu*lent\, a. [L. truculentus fr trux, gen. trucis wild, fierce: cf F. truculent.] 1. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as the truculent inhabitants of Scythia. --Ray. 2. Cruel; destructive; ruthless. More or less truculent plagues. --Harvey. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: truculent adj 1: defiantly aggressive; "as truculent as a small boy who thinks his big brother can lick anybody" 2: aggressively hostile; "a truculent speech against the new government"
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