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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Truculent

/trŭkʹyə-lənt/ · Tru·cu·lent · IPA /ˈtɹʌk.jə.lənt/
01 a. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants of Scythia.
  1. 1.
    Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants of Scythia.
  2. 2.
    Cruel; destructive; ruthless.
    “More or less truculent plagues.” — Harvey.