Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruffianage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ruf-fi-an-age
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

collectively, ruffians; a group of ruffians.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1851-1864, Francis Palgrave, The History of Normandy and England the vilest ruffianage"

Etymology

From ruffian + -age.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ruffian

Usage

Questions

What does ruffianage mean?: collectively, ruffians; a group of ruffians.
Where does ruffianage come from?: From ruffian + -age.

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