Meaning of ruffian

ruf•fi•an

Pronunciation: (ruf'ē-un, ruf'yun), [key]

— n.

a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.

—adj.

tough; lawless; brutal.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

ruffian (Thesaurus)

ruffed lemur ruffianism

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