thuggyadj.

Brit.

/ˈθʌɡi/, U.S.

/ˈθəɡi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: thug n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < thug n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier thuggish adj.

Chiefly colloquial.

Characterized by violent or aggressive behaviour; resembling or characteristic of a thug.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective] > characteristic of hooligans or ruffians

ruffian1553

ruffian-like1555

ruffianous1555

ruffianly1561

ruffianish1593

pretty-boy1785

thuggish1848

thug1878

hooliganesque1899

hooliganic1902

thuggy1904

thug-like1941

yobbish1966

thugged out1996

1904 Weekly Advocate (Victoria, Texas) 16 Jan. It seems that Memphis is a trifle thuggy also.

1932 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 23 Jan. 3/5 Papa Ross had more respect for a good thuggy bank-robber than he had for a tale-tattler.

1968 N.Y. Times 23 Dec. 44/3 It is a fine cast from top to bottom—Paul Ballantyne's feeble Hindborough..Lee Richardson's thuggy Roma.

2015 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 9 May 16 He calls up a couple of his thuggy chums and instructs them to put the frighteners on his missus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thuggy
释义	thuggyadj. Brit. /ˈθʌɡi/, U.S. /ˈθəɡi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: thug n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < thug n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier thuggish adj. Chiefly colloquial. Characterized by violent or aggressive behaviour; resembling or characteristic of a thug. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective] > characteristic of hooligans or ruffians ruffian1553 ruffian-like1555 ruffianous1555 ruffianly1561 ruffianish1593 pretty-boy1785 thuggish1848 thug1878 hooliganesque1899 hooliganic1902 thuggy1904 thug-like1941 yobbish1966 thugged out1996 1904 Weekly Advocate (Victoria, Texas) 16 Jan. It seems that Memphis is a trifle thuggy also. 1932 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 23 Jan. 3/5 Papa Ross had more respect for a good thuggy bank-robber than he had for a tale-tattler. 1968 N.Y. Times 23 Dec. 44/3 It is a fine cast from top to bottom—Paul Ballantyne's feeble Hindborough..Lee Richardson's thuggy Roma. 2015 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 9 May 16 He calls up a couple of his thuggy chums and instructs them to put the frighteners on his missus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1904
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