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Ruffian

/ˈɹʌfi.ən/

A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.

📖 Definitions of "Ruffian"

noun
  1. 1

    A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.

  2. 2

    A pimp; a pander.

  3. 3

    A lover; a paramour.

verb
  1. 1

    To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.

adjective
  1. 1

    Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.

    "ruffian rage"

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