truculent.
Cruel or savage.
Meaning & usage
Cruel or savage.
The truculent soldiers gave us a steely-eyed stare.
Defiant or uncompromising.
Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
Violent; rude; scathing; savage; harsh.
Destructive; deadly.
Where this word comes from
First attested circa 1540, from Middle French, from Latin truculentus (“fierce, savage”), from trux (“fierce, wild”).
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