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truculent

tru.cu.lent \-l*nt\ aj [L truculentus, fr. truc-, trux fierce] 1: feeling 
   or displaying ferocity : CRUEL, FIERCE, SAVAGE  2: DEADLY, DESTRUCTIVE  3: 
   scathingly harsh : VITRIOLIC, VITUPERATIVE  4: aggressively self-assertive 
   : BELLIGERENT, PUGNACIOUS  - tru.cu.lent.ly av