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My truculent cousin laughed after destroying everything in my room.
2007-11-26 13:33:24 · 4 answers · asked by Krystina B 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
If your objective was to use "truculent' in a sentence and you're asking whether this is a correct use, yes, it will do, but you can probably think up a better one. Truculent doesn't necessarily mean physically violent or destructive, but belligerent in attitude or manner--maybe the manner in which your cousin demanded, "So what are you going to do about it?" after he destroyed everything in your room.
2007-11-26 13:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by aida 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps, instead:
"My spiteful cousin laughed after destroying everything in my room."
Truculent is agressive, but the sentence implies that there was a motive to destroy everything. Spite just sounds like a better word to me.
-Joe
2007-11-26 21:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by Joe Coolguy 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes
2007-11-26 21:39:07 · answer #3 · answered by sundsqk321@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Verily, 'tis correctly writ.
2007-11-26 21:43:41 · answer #4 · answered by Pip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋