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truc•u•lent
Pronunciation: (truk'yu-lunt, trOO'kyu-), [key]—
adj.
1. fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
2. brutally harsh; vitriolic; scathing:
his truculent criticism of her work.
3. aggressively hostile; belligerent.
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