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ruffianish

ruffianish adjective: having the qualities or manners of a ruffian.

Adjective

ruffianish (comparative more ruffianish, superlative most ruffianish)

  1. Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian.
    Synonyms:
    ruffianly, thuggish

Synonyms of ruffianish

Forms of ruffianish

comparativemore ruffianish
superlativemost ruffianish

Origin of ruffianish

From ruffian + -ish.

Questions about ruffianish

What does ruffianish mean?
Ruffianish means having the qualities or manners of a ruffian.
What part of speech is ruffianish?
Ruffianish is an adjective.

Words near ruffianish in the dictionary

  1. ruffianage
  2. ruffiandom
  3. ruffianed
  4. ruffianhood
  5. ruffianing
  6. ruffianish
  7. ruffianism
  8. ruffianisms
  9. ruffianize
  10. ruffianized
  11. ruffianizes

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