truculent
The origin and history of truculent.
Etymology
First recorded around 1540, coming from Middle French, which took it from Latin truculentus ("fierce, savage"), itself from trux ("fierce, wild").
The origin and history of truculent.
First recorded around 1540, coming from Middle French, which took it from Latin truculentus ("fierce, savage"), itself from trux ("fierce, wild").
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