How to pronounce“ruffian”in English
verbIPA/ˈɹʌfi.ən/
Syllablesruf·fi·an
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noun
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
“What wilt thou on thy death-bed play the Ruffian?”
verb
To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
“Methinks the wind does speak aloud at land; A fuller blast ne'er shook our battlements. If it hath ruffianed so upon the sea.”
adjective
Brutal, cruel, ruffianlike.
“ruffian rage”
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