Thesaurus / truculency
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For them the old ethnocentric jealousy, vanity, truculency, and ambition are the strongest elements in patriotism.
FOLKWAYSWILLIAM GRAHAM SUMNERThe Frenchman's truculency seemed to vanish under Brett's cutting words.
THE ALBERT GATE MYSTERYLOUIS TRACY"I don't know as I want to," the mason replied, with a touch of his former truculency.
CLARK'S FIELDROBERT HERRICK"I nearly was," said Kerry, a faint spark of his old truculency lighting up the weary eyes.
DOPESAX ROHMERWORDS RELATED TO TRUCULENCY
- abhorrence
- aggression
- animosity
- animus
- antipathy
- aversion
- bad blood
- bellicoseness
- bellicosity
- belligerency
- bitterness
- combativeness
- contentiousness
- detestation
- disaffection
- enmity
- estrangement
- grudge
- hatred
- hostility
- ill will
- inimicality
- malevolence
- malice
- militance
- militancy
- opposition
- pugnacity
- rancor
- resentment
- spite
- spleen
- truculence
- truculency
- unfriendliness
- venom
- virulence
- war
- abhorrence
- aggression
- animosity
- animus
- antipathy
- aversion
- bad blood
- bellicoseness
- bellicosity
- belligerency
- bitterness
- combativeness
- contentiousness
- detestation
- disaffection
- enmity
- estrangement
- grudge
- hatred
- hostility
- ill will
- inimicality
- malevolence
- malice
- militance
- militancy
- opposition
- pugnaciousness
- rancor
- resentment
- spite
- spleen
- truculence
- truculency
- unfriendliness
- venom
- virulence
- war
- animality
- barbarism
- barbarity
- bestiality
- bloodthirstiness
- brutality
- brutishness
- callousness
- coarseness
- coldness
- depravity
- despotism
- ferocity
- fiendishness
- fierceness
- hard-heartedness
- heartlessness
- inhumanity
- insensibility
- insensitiveness
- malice
- malignity
- masochism
- mercilessness
- murderousness
- persecution
- rancor
- ruthlessness
- sadism
- savageness
- severity
- spite
- spitefulness
- torture
- truculence
- truculency
- unfeelingness
- unkindness
- venom
- viciousness
- wickedness
- animality
- barbarism
- barbarity
- bestiality
- bloodthirstiness
- brutality
- brutishness
- callousness
- coarseness
- coldness
- depravity
- despotism
- ferocity
- fiendishness
- fierceness
- hard-heartedness
- heartlessness
- inhumanity
- insensibility
- insensitiveness
- malice
- malignity
- masochism
- mercilessness
- murderousness
- persecution
- rancor
- ruthlessness
- sadism
- savageness
- savagery
- severity
- spite
- spitefulness
- torture
- truculency
- unfeelingness
- unkindness
- venom
- viciousness
- wickedness
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