† ˈruffianous,a.Obs. Also 7 ruffinous. [f. ruffian n.] Ruffianly. 1555Instr. Gentleman C iij, Hortentius Corbio, a man of most noughty and Ruffianous life.c1611Chapman Iliad vi. 457 To shelter the sad Monument from all the ruffinous pride Of stormes and tempests.