— truculence, truculency , n. — truculently , adv.
/truk"yeuh leuhnt, trooh"kyeuh-/ , adj.
1. fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
2. brutally harsh; vitriolic; scathing: his truculent criticism of her work.
3. aggressively hostile; belligerent.
[ 1530-40; truculentus, equiv. to truc-, s. of trux savage, pitiless + -ulentus -ULENT ]
Syn. 1. See fierce .
Ant. 1. amiable, gentle.