TRUCULENTLY

truculently

(adverb) in a defiantly truculent manner; “the boy looked up truculently at his teacher”

truculently

(adverb) in an aggressively truculent manner; “they strive for security by truculently asserting their own interests”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

truculently (comparative more truculently, superlative most truculently)

With aggression; savagely.

Synonyms

• (with agression): aggressively, belligerently, cruelly, defiantly, ferociously, savagely

Source: Wiktionary

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Tru"cu*lent*ly, adv.

Definition: In a truculent manner.

TRUCULENT

Tru"cu*lent, a. Etym: [L.truculentus, fr. trux, gen. trucis, wild, fierce: cf. F. truculent.]

1. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants of Scythia. Ray.

2. Cruel; destructive; ruthless. More or less truculent plagues. Harvey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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