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[ ruhf-ee-uh-niz-uhm, ruhf-yuh- ] / ˈrʌf i əˌnɪz əm, ˈrʌf yə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ruffianism ON THESAURUS.COM
nounconduct befitting a ruffian. ruffian character. Origin of ruffianismFirst recorded in 1585–95; ruffian + -ism Words nearby ruffianismruff, ruffe, ruffed, ruffed grouse, ruffian, ruffianism, Ruffini's corpuscle, ruffle, ruffled, ruffler, ruffle someone's feathers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ruffianismYour Lordships have seen, in the evidence, what this ruffianism was. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. XII. (of XII.)|Edmund Burke Much has been said of the ruffianism that our newly established commerce on the Yangtsze Kiang has let loose on the great river. The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,|Alexander Michie The ruffianism of these scoundrels did not allow them even to apologize for their crime. Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army|William G. Stevenson What survived of courage assumed the forms of ruffianism, ferocity and treasonable daring. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
Words related to ruffianismhooliganism, disorder, disruption, disorderliness, breach of peace, aggro, disruptiveness, hoodlumism, riotousness, rowdiness, rowdyism |