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- pronunciation:
- truhk
y
lnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight.
The prisoner's truculent attitude made a bad impression on the parole board.- synonyms:
- bellicose, belligerent, combative, pugnacious, warlike
- antonyms:
- amiable, cooperative
- similar words:
- aggressive, antagonistic, contentious, ferocious, hostile, martial, militant, offensive, violent
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| definition 2: |
savagely and fiercely cruel or harsh; brutal.
- synonyms:
- barbarous, bestial, brutal, brute, brutish, cruel, ferocious, inhuman, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, savage, unsparing, vicious
- similar words:
- abusive, diabolical, evil, feral, fiendish, fierce, malevolent, malicious, mean, rampant, sadistic, violent
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| related words: |
fierce, hostile, inhuman, martial, militant, offensive, quarrelsome, vicious |
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| derivations: |
truculently (adv.), truculence (n.), truculency (n.) |
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