ruffianisms
ruffianisms is the plural of ruffianism.
Meaning of ruffianism
Noun
ruffianism (countable and uncountable, plural ruffianisms)
- The behaviour of a ruffian; ruffians collectively.
- Each new comer was one more recruit to the ranks of ruffianism, and not a man penned in that reeking den of infamy but became a sworn hater of law, order, and “free-men.”1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of his Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 53
Questions about ruffianisms
- What is ruffianisms the plural of?
- Ruffianisms is the plural of ruffianism.
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