TRUCULENT


Meaning of TRUCULENT in English

[ 'trʌkjʊl(ə)nt ]

■ adjective eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

Derivatives

truculence noun

~ly adverb

Origin

C16: from L. ~us , from trux , truc- 'fierce'.

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