"truculently" meaning in All languages combined

See truculently on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Forms: more truculently [comparative], most truculently [superlative]
Etymology: From truculent + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|truculent|ly}} truculent + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} truculently (comparative more truculently, superlative most truculently)
  1. With aggression; savagely. Synonyms (with aggression): aggressively, belligerently, cruelly, defiantly, ferociously, savagely Related terms: truculence, truculent Translations (with aggression): woest (Dutch), vijandig (Dutch)
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