ruffianism
1ruffianism — index brutality, misdoing Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2ruffianism — ruffian ► NOUN ▪ a violent or lawless person. DERIVATIVES ruffianism noun ruffianly adjective. ORIGIN Old French, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps from dialect rofia scab, scurf …
3ruffianism — noun see ruffian …
4ruffianism — /ruf ee euh niz euhm, ruf yeuh /, n. 1. conduct befitting a ruffian. 2. ruffian character. [1585 95; RUFFIAN + ISM] * * * …
5ruffianism — noun The behaviour of a ruffian …
6ruffianism — n. Brutality, rascality, blackguardism, scoundrelism …
7ruffianism — ruf·fi·an·ism …
8ruffianism — /ˈrʌfiənɪzəm/ (say rufeeuhnizuhm) noun 1. conduct befitting a ruffian. 2. ruffianly character …
9ruffianism — noun violent lawless behavior • Hypernyms: ↑misbehavior, ↑misbehaviour, ↑misdeed …
10Blackguardism — Black guard*ism, n. The conduct or language of a blackguard; ruffianism. [1913 Webster] …
