truculent
adjective /ˈtrʌk.jʊ.lənt/Definition
› unpleasant and likely to argue a lot: a truculent teenager I found him truculent and most unpleasant.Bad-tempered truculence /-ləns/ noun [U] Bad-tempered truculently /-li/ adverb Bad-tempered
(Definition of truculent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- argumentative adjective
- bad-tempered adjective
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious adjective
- dyspeptic adjective
- fractious adjective
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy adjective
- grumpy adjective
- have a short fuse idiom
- peevish adjective
- peppery adjective
- petulant adjective
- pugnacious adjective
- quarrelsome adjective
- surly adjective
- tetchy adjective
- wear thin idiom
Topic:
Bad-tempered
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