truculence
noun
the quality or attitude of being aggressively hostile; belligerence.
truculency
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a variation of
truculence.
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a word derived from
truculent.
Example Sentences
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"I nearly was," said Kerry, a faint spark of his old truculency lighting up the weary eyes.
From Dope by Sax Rohmer
Then he thrust out his jaw with a reawakened truculency, now aimed at her.
From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various
"I don't know as I want to," the mason replied, with a touch of his former truculency.
From Clark's Field by Robert Herrick
The truculency and the menace of that eye were gone.
From The Courage of Marge O'Doone by Lester Ralph
The Frenchman's truculency seemed to vanish under Brett's cutting words.
From The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective by Louis Tracy
