The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

truculent

/ˈtrʌkjʊl(ə)nt/ I. adjective eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant • the truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports. II. derivatives 1. truculence /ˈtrʌkjʊl(ə)ns / noun 2. truculently /ˈtrʌkjʊl(ə)ntli / adverb