单词 | ruffianhood |
释义 | † ruffianhoodn. Obsolete. The quality or state of a ruffian. Also: ruffians collectively; = ruffiandom n. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > [noun] > and character ruffianry1583 ruffianism1589 ruffianage1809 ruffianhood1855 the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun] > collectively ruffianry1583 ruffianism1589 ruffianage1809 ruffiandom1852 ruffianhood1855 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > person > collectively ruffianage1809 ruffiandom1852 ruffianhood1855 ruffianism1890 ruffianry1891 1855 Ecclesiastic 17 320 The evil bias of his nature which has developed itself into an awful state of ruffianhood. 1876 Golden Hours Dec. 551/1 He was at the age when boys see-saw between manhood and ruffian-hood, and all people are their natural enemies. 1884 A. Forbes Chinese Gordon ii. 29 The peaceful fled shudderingly before this wave of fierce stalwart ruffianhood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1855 |
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