ruffian
Brutal, cruel, ruffianlikeBrutal, cruel, ruffianlike.
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» Tom is a ruffian.
Tom ist ein Rabauke. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том хулиган. — odexed
Lepotdeterre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesBrutal, cruel, ruffianlike.
ruffian rage
Examples
6 sentencesTom is a ruffian.
ruТом хулиган. — odexed
deTom ist ein Rabauke. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was roughed up by ruffians.
I want you to stop hanging around with those ruffians.
He is a ruffian.
deEr ist ein Rabauke. — Waldelfe
A ruffian's pistol went off.
Origin
From Middle French rufian, from Italian ruffiano (“pimp”).From Middle French rufian, from Italian ruffiano (“pimp”).
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Forms
more ruffian, most ruffian| Comparative | more ruffian Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ruffian Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.