adj.
Pronunciation: -l ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin truculentus, from truc-, trux savage; perhaps akin to Middle Irish trú doomed person
Date: circa 1540
1 : feeling or displaying ferocity : CRUEL , SAVAGE
2 : DEADLY , DESTRUCTIVE
3 : scathingly harsh : VITRIOLIC < truculent criticism>
4 : aggressively self-assertive : BELLIGERENT
– tru · cu · lent · ly adverb