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truculent

/ˈtɹʌkjʊlənt/
adjective
  1. Cruel or savage.

    "The truculent soldiers gave us a steely-eyed stare."

  2. Deadly or destructive.

  3. Defiant or uncompromising.

Synonymsbarbarous, cruel, ferocious, fierce, savage, deadly

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