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Definition of Truculent
1. Adjective. Defiantly aggressive. "A truculent speech against the new government"
Definition of Truculent
1. a. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants of Scythia.
Definition of Truculent
1. Adjective. cruel or savage ¹
2. Adjective. Deadly or destructive. ¹
3. Adjective. Defiant or uncompromising. ¹
4. Adjective. Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Truculent
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Truculent
Literary usage of Truculent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Partridge 1942 and Evans 1957 are mainly concerned that truculent should ...
The most interesting commentary on truculent has been from Theodore Bernstein. ..."
2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"Indeed he is too truculent, by far too confident in his own powers. When he killed
Pompeo, he gave him two stabs with a poniard in the throat, ..."
3. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke (1864)
"The truculent Saki- bobo. 7th to ll(/i. WITH Budja appointed as the general
director, & lieutenant of the ..."
4. The History of English Rationalism in the Nineteenth Century by Alfred William Benn (1906)
"... of course, without any reference to that ecclesiastic—fail to convey an adequate
impression of their truculent and even brutal tone. ..."
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