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Webster 1913 Edition
Truculent
Tru′cu-lent
,Adj.
[L.
truculentus
, fr. trux
, gen. trucis
, wild, fierce: cf. F. truculent
.] 1.
Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous;
as, the
. truculent
inhabitants of ScythiaRay.
2.
Cruel; destructive; ruthless.
More or less
truculent
plagues. Harvey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Truculent
TRU'CULENT
,Adj.
1.
Of a ferocious aspect.2.
Cruel; destructive; as a truculent plague.