Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Ruffianly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Like a
ruffian
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
ruffian + -like
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word ruffianlike.
Examples
-
Squalid, ruffianlike wolves sneaked through the hollows and sandy ravines.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 Charles Herbert Sylvester
-
Lights and flowers, incense and music, were all around: and the spacious aisles were crowded with the lowest classes of the people, the inhabitants of the neighbouring hills, and the peasantry of the Campagna, who with their wild ruffianlike figures and picturesque costumes, were lounging about, or seated at the bases of pillars, or praying before the altars.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.