truculent
adjective
[ ˈtrʌkjʊl(ə)nt ]
• eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
• "the truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports"
Similar:
defiant,
aggressive,
antagonistic,
belligerent,
pugnacious,
bellicose,
combative,
confrontational,
ready for a fight,
hostile,
obstreperous,
argumentative,
quarrelsome,
contentious,
uncooperative,
bad-tempered,
ill-tempered,
sullen,
surly,
cross,
ill-natured,
rude,
discourteous,
unpleasant,
feisty,
spoiling for a fight,
stroppy,
bolshie,
scrappy,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin truculentus, from trux, truc- ‘fierce’.
