truculent [ˈtrʌkyələnt] a.
1.) Characterized by or exhibiting ferocity or cruelty; fierce, cruel, savage, barbarous.
2.) Of speech or writing: Violent; rude; scathing; savage; harsh.
3.) transf. Of a disease: Destructive; deadly. Obs. rare.
4.) (In catachrestic use, associated with truck, truckle) Mean, base, mercenary (O.E.D. 2nd Ed.).
Etymology: Latin truculentus, from trux, truc-, fierce.
"But Zeus who masses cloud
regarded him with frowning brows and said:
'Do not come whining here, you two-faced brute,
most hateful to me of all the Olympians.
Combat and brawling are your element.
This beastly, incorrigible truculence
comes from your mother, Hera, whom I keep
but barely in my power, say what I will'".
(The Iliad by Homer, Robert Fitzgerald (trans.), 1974)
17 comments:
Here we say "Truculento" hahaha sounds better huh?
Good one. So you would call my post today as truculent one?
I've heard of "truculent sneers" or "truculent expressions"... at least in modern day verbiage. I deduced what it meant on my own. Cool picture of you climbing! Have you ever done any climbing in Yosemite?
I'm pretty sure I've read this before.
Personally I prefer belligerent or bellicose.
always blaming the mother...
It's a word to describe my students. Well, not all of them. But some of them...
That dude is cute.
And you know I've been reading your blog for wayyy too long when I start to feel guilty for using mundane words like "dude" and "cute."
I am somewhat of a truculent father. Working on it.
I'm most of the time "truculent" towards my classmates.
whoa.
re your comment: (that's how it works in the Philippines? you just drive your motorbike over to a girl's house and wave at them? seems pretty great.)
-I actually said yes after a few days :P
ah, those Olympians are like people in Latin soaps :)
Love that quotation!
I actually knew this word before you posted it, mostly because I am this word. My wife, however, doesn't so much like to call me 'truculent.' She prefers 'asshole.'
Nice post mate, i have herd the phrase on Tv and in some movies but never really properly understood it, had always thought it just meant bad lol
I feel like lately, I've been rather truculent when talking to a lot of people, including myself. It's not something I enjoy.
I knew this all...but always god to remind :) keep it up!
There's something wrong with me...I read this word and keep picturing flatulent!
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