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ruffianous

ruffianous adjective: like a ruffian.

Adjective

ruffianous (comparative more ruffianous, superlative most ruffianous)

  1. (archaic) Like a ruffian.
    Synonyms:
    ruffianlike

Synonyms of ruffianous

Forms of ruffianous

comparativemore ruffianous
superlativemost ruffianous

Origin of ruffianous

From ruffian + -ous.

Questions about ruffianous

What does ruffianous mean?
Ruffianous means like a ruffian.
What part of speech is ruffianous?
Ruffianous is an adjective.

Words near ruffianous in the dictionary

  1. ruffianizing
  2. ruffianlike
  3. ruffianly
  4. ruffiano
  5. ruffianos
  6. ruffianous
  7. ruffians
  8. Ruffieux
  9. ruffin
  10. ruffing
  11. Ruffings

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