ruffianish
English
Etymology
ruffian + -ish
Adjective
ruffianish (comparative more ruffianish, superlative most ruffianish)
- Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian.
Synonyms
- ruffianly
- thuggish
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ruffianish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)