Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Truculent
truculent \ˈtrək-lənt\ adjective: 1. feeling or displaying ferocity; cruel, savage, 2. deadly, destructive, 3. scathingly harsh; vitriolic {truculent criticism}, 4. aggressively self-assertive; belligerent
Etymology: Latin truculentus, from truc-, trux savage
Truculent may have many senses to it, but they all spell trouble.
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