Definition of TRUCULENT (Meaning of TRUCULENT), a 9 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		'trukyulunt


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] defiantly aggressive; "as truculent as a small boy who thinks his big brother can lick anybody" [adj] aggressively hostile; "a truculent speech against the new government"

TRUCULENT is a 9 letter word that starts with T.
	Synonyms:	aggressive, hostile


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Tru"cu*lent\, a. [L. truculentus, fr. trux, gen. trucis, wild, fierce: cf. F. truculent.] 1. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants of Scythia. --Ray. 2. Cruel; destructive; ruthless. More or less truculent plagues. --Harvey.