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Truculency

Truculence \Tru"cu*lence\, Truculency \Tru"cu*len*cy\, n. [L. truculentia.] The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness.

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truculency

n. 1 truculence 2 a truculent remark or behaviour

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truculency

n. obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness [syn: truculence]

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With the customary infirmity of temper that characterizes this unhappy fowl, she appears, by the fierceness of her beak and eye, and the general truculency of her attitude, to threaten mischief to the inoffensive community.