The Only Use of "truculent" in "The Great Gatsby"

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The Only Use

truculent
in
The Great Gatsby
(Edited)

Only the negro and I were near enough to hear what he said, but the policeman caught something in the tone and looked over with truculent eyes.
p. 140.8

truculent = defiantly aggressive

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(1) (truculent)
defiantly aggressive
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)