ruffianly
adverb
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L198847 on Wikidata ↗adjective
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L340065 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English ruffian English -ly English ruffianly From ruffian + -ly.
- Like or having the qualities of a ruffian.
“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 […]”
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English ruffian Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English ruffianly From ruffian + -ly.
- In the manner of a ruffian.