Dictionary Definition
ruffianly adj : violent and lawless; "the more
ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs" [syn: tough]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Adverb
- In the manner of a ruffian.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
bad,
boorish, carlish, churlish, cloddish, clownish, disorderly, disruptive, hooliganish, improper, loobyish, loutish, lubberly, lumpish, misbehaving, naughty, not respectable,
off-base, out-of-line, raffish, roughneck, rowdy, rowdyish, unbehaving, yokelish