truculent

/TRUK-yuh-lunt/adjective

eager to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

A truculent witness answered in monosyllables.
Synonyms
belligerent, combative, defiant
Antonyms
cooperative, amiable
Memory hook
trux (savage): spoiling for the scrap.

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