Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruffianly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ruf-fi-an-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like or having the qualities of a ruffian.

adv

In the manner of a ruffian.

Example Sentences

"Joseph mumbled indistinctly in the depths of the cellar; but, gave no intimation of ascending; so, his master dived down to him, leaving me vis-à-vis the ruffianly bitch, and a pair of grim, shaggy sheep dogs, who shared with her a jealous guardianship over all my movements."
"One righteous man who reverences the Gods Shall shipmate be with a ruffianly crew […]"
"By his side padded a big ruffianly collie, and he led by a string a miserable-looking terrier, at which the collie now and then snapped viciously."

Etymology

From ruffian + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more ruffianly (comparative) most ruffianly (superlative)

Synonyms

tough

Questions

What does ruffianly mean?: Like or having the qualities of a ruffian.
Where does ruffianly come from?: From ruffian + -ly.

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