truculent
pronunciation
How to pronounce truculent in British English:
UK [ˈtrʌkjələnt]
How to pronounce truculent in American English:
US [ˈtrʌkjələnt]
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- Adjective:
- defiantly aggressive
- aggressively hostile
Word Origin
- truculent (adj.)
- 1530s, from Latin truculentus "fierce, savage, stern, harsh, cruel," from trux (genitive trucis) "fierce, rough, savage, wild." Related: Truculently.
Example
- 1. Mr mutharika sounds ever more truculent and autocratic .
- 2. But he has been unusually truculent towards china , even for a presidential candidate .
- 3. " They 've become very truculent , sometimes strident , sometimes arrogant , always difficult , " he says of recent chinese diplomacy .
- 4. His truculent and rather unscrupulous adversary , edward misselden , replied that ' the remedy for usury may be plenty of money ' ( free trade or the meanes to make trade florish , same year ) .
- 5. As they face difficulties in an increasingly truculent china , no wonder multinationals from the rich world are starting to look at latin america with fresh interest .