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Ruffian
/ˈɹʌfi.ən/
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
📖 Definitions of "Ruffian"
noun
- 1
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
- 2
A pimp; a pander.
- 3
A lover; a paramour.
verb
- 1
To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
adjective
- 1
Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.
"ruffian rage"
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