truculent

  • 31truculent — UK [ˈtrʌkjʊlənt] / US [ˈtrʌkjələnt] adjective formal easily annoyed and always ready to argue or fight Derived words: truculence noun uncountable truculently adverb …

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  • 32truculent — /ˈtrʌkjələnt / (say trukyuhluhnt) adjective 1. fierce; cruel; brutal; savage. 2. scathing; harsh; vitriolic. 3. aggressive; belligerent. {Latin truculentus} –truculence, truculency, noun –truculently, adverb …

  • 33truculent —   a. bellicose; cruel; savage.    ♦ truculence, n …

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  • 34truculent — adj. 1 aggressively defiant. 2 aggressive, pugnacious. 3 fierce, savage. Derivatives: truculence n. truculency n. truculently adv. Etymology: L truculentus f. trux trucis fierce …

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  • 35HMS Truculent (P315) — HMS Truculent was a British submarine of the third group of the T class. She was built as P315 by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow, and launched on 12 September 1942. ervice Truculent spent much of her World War II wartime service in the Pacific Far… …

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  • 36HMS Truculent — Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Truculent .* Truculent was a Yarrow Later M class destroyer that saw service in World War I. * Truculent , pennant number P315, was a T class submarine that saw service in World War II …

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  • 37HMS Truculent — Mehrere Kriegsschiffe der britischen Royal Navy trugen den Namen HMS Truculent nach dem englischen Wort für wild oder aufsässig: HMS Truculent (1916) war ein Zerstörer der Yarrow Klasse. Das Schiff lief 1917 vom Stapel und wurde 1927 zur… …

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  • 38bellicose combative pugnacious scrappy truculent — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… …

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  • 39truculente — ● truculent, truculente adjectif (latin truculentus, farouche) Qui est haut en couleur, plein de pittoresque et de vigueur : Personnages truculents …

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  • 40truculence — truculent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ quick to argue or fight; defiant. DERIVATIVES truculence noun truculently adverb. ORIGIN Latin truculentus, from trux fierce …

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