adverb
- in an aggressively defiant or hostile manner
Examples
- The student truculently refused to follow the teacher’s instructions.
- He truculently challenged every decision made by the committee.
- She stared truculently at anyone who dared to criticize her work.
- The defendant truculently denied all charges against him.
- The teenager truculently slammed the door and stomped upstairs.
- He truculently interrupted the speaker during the presentation.