Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruffianlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ruf-fi-an-like
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a ruffian

Etymology

From ruffian + -like.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ruffianlike (comparative) most ruffianlike (superlative)

Synonyms

ruffianly

Questions

What does ruffianlike mean?
Like a ruffian
Where does ruffianlike come from?
From ruffian + -like.

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