Truculent

Meanings

1. Eager or quick to argue or fight
2. Aggressively defiant
3. Fierce and cruel

Example Sentences

• "The truculent protestors refused to disperse despite the police warnings."
• "Her truculent response to the interviewer's question shocked the audience."
• "The truculent negotiating style of the union leader made compromise difficult."

Etymology

From Latin 'truculentus' (fierce, savage, ferocious), from 'trux' (fierce, wild). Possibly related to an ancient root meaning 'to swell with anger'. The word conveys barely contained aggression.

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