truculent

/tˈɹʌkjələnt/TRUH-kyuh-luhnt

/tˈɹʌkjələnt/TRUH-kyuh-luhnt

Meaningfierce

Common meaning: aggressive

trucfierce, savageLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1905 · scan
ulentadjective ending: full of

Journey through time

Latintrux, trucis‘fierce, savage’
Englishtruculent‘aggressive’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin trux ‘fierce, savage’.

Roots

trux, trucis Latin “fierce, savage”

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