truculent

Definitions


[ˈtrʌkjʊlənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
(e.g: the truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin truculentus, from trux, truc- ‘fierce’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries