Associations to the word «Ruffian»
Noun
- Countenance
- Dagger
- Skirmish
- Reviewer
- Carriage
- Jacobs
- Murder
- Pity
- Dearest
- Missouri
- Struggling
- Contempt
- Glance
- Crowd
- Hogan
- Sailor
- Countryman
- Skipper
- Grave
- Comrade
- Stealing
- Horror
- Rag
- Clown
- Thrust
- Street
- Courage
- Curse
- Terror
- Beard
- Victim
- Indie
- Liar
- Butcher
- Squire
- Rue
- Ambush
- Resist
- Babe
- Youngster
- Encounter
- Fate
- Worse
- Rumor
- Heel
- Seeing
- Born
- Liberty
- Sabre
- Temper
- Pursuit
- Spoil
- Horseman
- Prisoner
- Pirate
- Spear
- Pike
Adjective
Wiktionary
RUFFIAN, noun. A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
RUFFIAN, noun. (obsolete) A pimp; a pander.
RUFFIAN, noun. (obsolete) A lover; a paramour.
RUFFIAN, verb. To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
RUFFIAN, adjective. Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.
Dictionary definition
RUFFIAN, noun. A cruel and brutal fellow.
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