Usually means: Behaving in a rough, lawless manner.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 15 dictionaries that define the word ruffianly:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. ruffianly: Merriam-Webster
  2. ruffianly: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. ruffianly: Collins English Dictionary
  4. ruffianly: Vocabulary.com
  5. ruffianly: Wordnik
  6. ruffianly: Wiktionary
  7. Ruffianly, ruffianly: Dictionary.com
  8. Ruffianly: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. ruffianly: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. ruffianly: Rhymezone
  11. Ruffianly: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. ruffianly: FreeDictionary.org
  13. ruffianly: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. ruffianly: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ruffianly: Legal dictionary

(Note: See ruffian as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (ruffianly)

▸ adjective:  Like or having the qualities of a ruffian.
▸ adverb:  In the manner of a ruffian.

Similar:
violent, tough, ruffianish, ruffianlike, ruffianous, rugged, rufflike, rascallike, rascally, ruffed, more...

Opposite:
civilized, refined, genteel, cultured, polished

▸ Words similar to ruffianly

▸ Usage examples for ruffianly

▸ Idioms related to ruffianly

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular nouns described by ruffianly

▸ Words that often appear near ruffianly

▸ Rhymes of ruffianly

▸ Invented words related to ruffianly

Similar:
violent, tough, ruffianish, ruffianlike, ruffianous, rugged, rufflike, rascallike, rascally, ruffed, more...

Opposite:
civilized, refined, genteel, cultured, polished



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "ruffianly" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux