"truculently" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more truculently [comparative], most truculently [superlative]
Etymology: 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)
    Sense id: en-truculently-en-adv-Zm8IkIEZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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