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truculent
truc·u·lent [ trúkyələnt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
aggressively defiant: aggressively or sullenly refusing to accept something or do what is asked
[Mid-16th century. < Latin truculentus< trux "fierce"]

truc·u·lence noun
truc·u·lent·ly adverb
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