Unrestrained or excessive in the use of force or in speech; intemperate, violent.

Of a person: using or disposed to use physical force or violence, esp. in order to injure or… Without construction.

Full of rude strength and fierce vigour; rough, fierce, savage; powerful, violent in action. (Often an epithet of the boar or bear.)

Excessive or unrestrained in action; violent, furious; †excessively bold or fierce (obsolete). Now rare.

= outrageous, adj.

Stern, cruel, violent.

Rough; fierce, violent, cruel; severe; keen, eager.

That goes beyond due measure; greedy; immoderate, intemperate; unrestrained.

Having the manners, behaviour, or appearance of a ruffian (chiefly in sense A. 1); that is a ruffian. Also figurative of things.

Of the nature or character of a termagant; violent, unruly; overbearing; bad-tempered. Now rare, except as in sense B. 2.

Of a strong, severe, or violent character in respect of operation or effect. Of persons or other agents.

Of a person or group: having the character, appearance, or demeanour of a ruffian or ruffians.

Of persons and their actions. Full of rough violence to others, violently fierce, savage, truculent. Obsolete.

Irregular variant of violent, adj.

Engaged in or given to noisy, boisterous, or unruly revelling; rakish; roguish. Obsolete.

In early use: †of or relating to a gang of ‘Plug-Uglies’ (obsolete). In later use: violent, thuggish, ruffianly.

Extremely angry, enraged; wild, violent; mad, crazy.

Of a person: engaging in a violent or murderous frenzy. Also: relating to or characterized by such a frenzy. Now somewhat rare.

U.S. Of criminal or vicious proclivities. Cf. B.

(attributive). That is or resembles a roughhouse; boisterous, violent.

Of a person: that is or resembles a tough, violent, or physically fit man (see sense A. 2). More generally: demonstrating qualities traditionally…

In early use: worthless, contemptible. Later: designating or characteristic of an unsophisticated person from a rural area; (also) tough…

Tough, uncompromising.

British slang. Violent, combative; spec. (of a person) good at fighting. Also in extended use: skilled at a particular activity. Usually in a bit…