- a variation of truculence.
truculency
Example Sentences
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The Frenchman's truculency seemed to vanish under Brett's cutting words.
From The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective by Tracy, Louis
"What are you doing on this property?" he demanded with a truculency that made me dislike him instantly and completely.
From In Jeopardy by Sutphen, Van Tassel
Then he thrust out his jaw with a reawakened truculency, now aimed at her.
From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various
The truculency and the menace of that eye were gone.
From The Courage of Marge O'Doone by Ralph, Lester
"I don't know as I want to," the mason replied, with a touch of his former truculency.
From Clark's Field by Herrick, Robert
