Meaning
5 sensesCruel or savage.
The truculent soldiers gave us a steely-eyed stare.
grausam, wild, barbarisch
жесто́кийžestókij
Defiant or uncompromising.
trotzig
вызыва́ющийvyzyvájuščij
Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
streitsüchtig, aufsässig, widerspenstig
Violent; rude; scathing; savage; harsh.
(obsolete, rare)Destructive; deadly.
vernichtend
- defiantly aggressive
Examples
3 sentencesTom is testy and truculent.
His eyes were truculent again, his lips in the pout that had been on them when he had entered.
Tim's truculent nature has made Lisa hesitant to say anything critical to him, for fear that it will cause a fight.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
First attested circa 1540, from Middle French, from Latin truculentus (“fierce, savage”),First attested circa 1540, from Middle French, from Latin truculentus (“fierce, savage”), from trux (“fierce, wild”).
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Forms
more truculent, most truculent| Comparative | more truculent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most truculent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
129 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.