transcription, транскрипция: [ -lənt ]
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