Truculent

By Deane Barker • • tags: definition •

Definition: aggressive; prone to argue or fight

This comes from the Latin “trux” which means “savage.”

Why I Looked It Up

From Shogun:

As soon as he could, he had handed his duties over to Naga, and strode off with a pretended truculence down the river bank…

It was used a lot in Shogun. I guess the author liked the word.

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