Truculently

Truculently
Truculently \Tru"cu*lent*ly\, adv. In a truculent manner. [1913 Webster]

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  • truculently — adverb 1. in an aggressively truculent manner they strive for security by truculently asserting their own interests 2. in a defiantly truculent manner the boy looked up truculently at his teacher • Derived from adjective: ↑truculent …   Useful english dictionary

  • truculently — adverb With aggression; savagely. Truculently they squared up to each other but kept just out of fighting distance? Syn: aggressively, belligerently, cruelly, defiantly, ferociously …   Wiktionary

  • truculently — truculent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ quick to argue or fight; defiant. DERIVATIVES truculence noun truculently adverb. ORIGIN Latin truculentus, from trux fierce …   English terms dictionary

  • truculently — adverb see truculent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • truculently — See truculent. * * * …   Universalium

  • truculently — adv. in a cruel manner; in a harsh manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • truculently — trucu·lent·ly …   English syllables

  • truculently — See: truculent …   English dictionary

  • truculent — adjective Etymology: Latin truculentus, from truc , trux savage; perhaps akin to Middle Irish trú doomed person Date: circa 1540 1. feeling or displaying ferocity ; cruel, savage 2. deadly, destructive 3. scathingly harsh ; vitriolic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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