ruffianly
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Ruffianly — Ruf fian*ly, a. Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruffianly — index disorderly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ruffianly — ruffian ► NOUN ▪ a violent or lawless person. DERIVATIVES ruffianism noun ruffianly adjective. ORIGIN Old French, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps from dialect rofia scab, scurf … English terms dictionary
ruffianly — adjective violent and lawless the more ruffianly element tough street gangs • Syn: ↑tough • Similar to: ↑violent • Derivationally related forms: ↑ruffian … Useful english dictionary
ruffianly — adjective see ruffian … New Collegiate Dictionary
ruffianly — adverb In the manner of a ruffian … Wiktionary
ruffianly — Synonyms and related words: bad, boorish, carlish, churlish, cloddish, clownish, disorderly, disruptive, hooliganish, improper, loobyish, loutish, lubberly, lumpish, misbehaving, naughty, not respectable, off base, out of line, raffish, roughneck … Moby Thesaurus
ruffianly — ruf·fi·an·ly || rÊŒfɪənlɪ adj. brutal, lawless, aggressive, violent, tough adv. like a bully, like a thug, like a brute, in a tough and violent manner … English contemporary dictionary
ruffianly — ruf·fi·an·ly … English syllables
ruffianize — ˌnīz verb ( ed/ ing/ s) intransitive verb : to act in a ruffianly manner transitive verb : to make ruffianly … Useful english dictionary
