ruffianlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌfɪənli/, U.S.

/ˈrəfiənli/

Forms: see ruffian n. and adj. and -ly suffix²; also 1500s ruffingly, 1600s rufeaniely.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ruffian n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < ruffian n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare ruffian-like adj., ruffianous adj.

1. Of or belonging to a ruffian or ruffians; characteristic of or appropriate to ruffians.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > [adjective]

ruffian1553

ruffian-like1555

ruffianous1555

ruffianly1561

ruffianish1593

rowdy dowdy1816

rowdy1835

roughneck1906

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adverb]

heterlya1225

sturdilyc1374

outraiouslya1400

harageouslyc1450

ruffianly1561

ruffian-like1580

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective] > characteristic of hooligans or ruffians

ruffian1553

ruffian-like1555

ruffianous1555

ruffianly1561

ruffianish1593

pretty-boy1785

thuggish1848

thug1878

hooliganesque1899

hooliganic1902

thuggy1904

thug-like1941

yobbish1966

thugged out1996

1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer ii. sig. Q.iii Ruffianlye pranckes [It. Operationi da sciocchi].

?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 134 By the worde (dauncing) there is not ment euery maner of wanton or ruffianly leaping & frisking.

1603 Lismore Papers (1887) 2nd Ser. I. 44 He marvauled that he would..breake owt into such passion in that rufeaniely sorte.

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. cx He..had from him instead of thanks a ruffianly Answer.

1718 E. Settle Lady's Triumph ii. i. 17 This last Ruffianly Insolence has so provoked me, that I must..tell you, Sir, we have Laws, not Swords to right us.

1750 J. Hill Lucina sine Concubitu 6 For daring to asperse her Daughter's Reputation in that wicked ruffianly Manner.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. i. 27 The mercer there..affects a ruffianly vapouring humour.

1874 J. L. Motley Life John of Barneveld II. xxi. 386 Two common soldiers of ruffianly aspect.

1883 Harper's Mag. June 137/2 He runs his wild race, drinks his poor rum, indulges every desire of his ruffianly heart.

1912 J. Conrad 'Twixt Land & Sea 60 She piped out at once in her brazen, ruffianly manner.

1930 I. Low His Master's Voice ii. 22 He had a ruffianly physiognomy and short blunt fingers.

2005 R. J. B. Bosworth Mussolini's Italy (2007) vii. 188 The squads..frequently being led by men..determined to impose their ruffianly version of ‘revolution’ on their localities.

2. Of a person or group: having the character, appearance, or demeanour of a ruffian or ruffians.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective]

outragea1325

violentc1384

boistousa1387

outrageousc1390

outraiousc1390

harageous?a1400

hetera1400

methelessc1400

ruffian1528

termagant1546

sore1565

ruffianly1570

boisterous1581

violousa1626

tory-rory1678

plug-ugly1857

radge1857

amok1868

tough1884

roughhouse1896

butch1939

shit-kicking1953

hard-ass1967

tasty1974

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [adjective]

ruffian1528

ruffianly1570

tory-rory1678

rowdy1819

tear-brass1880

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 1359/1 A certeine seruyng man of the lyke ruffynly order.

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 77 No Smithfield ruffianly Swashbuckler, will come of with such harshe hell-raking othes as they.

1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix 210 Love-lockes, growne now too much in fashion with comly Pages, Youthes, and lewd effeminate ruffianly persons.

1656 J. Cotton Expos. Thirteenth Chapter Rev. viii. 126 There were some ruffinly Captains that would have had him cut off Ambroses head.

1674 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 4) at Ruffians Hall Where Trials of Skill were plaid by ordinary Ruffianly people.

1725 B. Higgons Hist. & Crit. Remarks Burnet's Hist. 166 They..violently drove the Orthodox Ministers from their Livings, by the Help of their ruffianly Red-coats.

1794 H. B. Dudley Travellers in Switzerland iii. viii. 78 Having properly disposed of the ruffianly Comte,..I thought in my duty to administer the best comfort in my power.

1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. II. 130 This ruffianly boxer, with a little tuition, may be made a gentlemanly fighter.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. vi. viii. 292 He sits himself down to table with a ruffianly set of drovers and traders.

1919 K. Hooker Byways in Southern Tuscany ix. 142 Ruffianly boys greeted us with yells and one or two threw stones.

1968 Times 16 Nov. 2/5 In my opinion you're every bit as guilty as your ruffianly associate.

2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. 17 His councils were usually bedlam, his pronouncements often interrupted by jeering, ruffianly young upstarts.

Compounds

ruffianly-looking adj.

ΚΠ

1819 Cap of Liberty 29 Sept. 60 A ruffianly looking wretch preferred the accusation against him.

1823 W. Scott Peveril II. xi. 297 Two ruffianly-looking men, apparently his guards, had hold of his doublet.

1957 Times 13 Apr. 9/5 In the struggle they both fell down, when some ruffianly-looking fellow near him called out, ‘Leave the woman alone!’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruffianly
释义	ruffianlyadj. Brit. /ˈrʌfɪənli/, U.S. /ˈrəfiənli/ Forms: see ruffian n. and adj. and -ly suffix²; also 1500s ruffingly, 1600s rufeaniely. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ruffian n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < ruffian n. + -ly suffix¹. Compare ruffian-like adj., ruffianous adj. 1. Of or belonging to a ruffian or ruffians; characteristic of or appropriate to ruffians. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > [adjective] ruffian1553 ruffian-like1555 ruffianous1555 ruffianly1561 ruffianish1593 rowdy dowdy1816 rowdy1835 roughneck1906 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adverb] heterlya1225 sturdilyc1374 outraiouslya1400 harageouslyc1450 ruffianly1561 ruffian-like1580 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective] > characteristic of hooligans or ruffians ruffian1553 ruffian-like1555 ruffianous1555 ruffianly1561 ruffianish1593 pretty-boy1785 thuggish1848 thug1878 hooliganesque1899 hooliganic1902 thuggy1904 thug-like1941 yobbish1966 thugged out1996 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer ii. sig. Q.iii Ruffianlye pranckes [It. Operationi da sciocchi]. ?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 134 By the worde (dauncing) there is not ment euery maner of wanton or ruffianly leaping & frisking. 1603 Lismore Papers (1887) 2nd Ser. I. 44 He marvauled that he would..breake owt into such passion in that rufeaniely sorte. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. cx He..had from him instead of thanks a ruffianly Answer. 1718 E. Settle Lady's Triumph ii. i. 17 This last Ruffianly Insolence has so provoked me, that I must..tell you, Sir, we have Laws, not Swords to right us. 1750 J. Hill Lucina sine Concubitu 6 For daring to asperse her Daughter's Reputation in that wicked ruffianly Manner. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. i. 27 The mercer there..affects a ruffianly vapouring humour. 1874 J. L. Motley Life John of Barneveld II. xxi. 386 Two common soldiers of ruffianly aspect. 1883 Harper's Mag. June 137/2 He runs his wild race, drinks his poor rum, indulges every desire of his ruffianly heart. 1912 J. Conrad 'Twixt Land & Sea 60 She piped out at once in her brazen, ruffianly manner. 1930 I. Low His Master's Voice ii. 22 He had a ruffianly physiognomy and short blunt fingers. 2005 R. J. B. Bosworth Mussolini's Italy (2007) vii. 188 The squads..frequently being led by men..determined to impose their ruffianly version of ‘revolution’ on their localities. 2. Of a person or group: having the character, appearance, or demeanour of a ruffian or ruffians. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective] outragea1325 violentc1384 boistousa1387 outrageousc1390 outraiousc1390 harageous?a1400 hetera1400 methelessc1400 ruffian1528 termagant1546 sore1565 ruffianly1570 boisterous1581 violousa1626 tory-rory1678 plug-ugly1857 radge1857 amok1868 tough1884 roughhouse1896 butch1939 shit-kicking1953 hard-ass1967 tasty1974 the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [adjective] ruffian1528 ruffianly1570 tory-rory1678 rowdy1819 tear-brass1880 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 1359/1 A certeine seruyng man of the lyke ruffynly order. 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 77 No Smithfield ruffianly Swashbuckler, will come of with such harshe hell-raking othes as they. 1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix 210 Love-lockes, growne now too much in fashion with comly Pages, Youthes, and lewd effeminate ruffianly persons. 1656 J. Cotton Expos. Thirteenth Chapter Rev. viii. 126 There were some ruffinly Captains that would have had him cut off Ambroses head. 1674 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 4) at Ruffians Hall Where Trials of Skill were plaid by ordinary Ruffianly people. 1725 B. Higgons Hist. & Crit. Remarks Burnet's Hist. 166 They..violently drove the Orthodox Ministers from their Livings, by the Help of their ruffianly Red-coats. 1794 H. B. Dudley Travellers in Switzerland iii. viii. 78 Having properly disposed of the ruffianly Comte,..I thought in my duty to administer the best comfort in my power. 1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. II. 130 This ruffianly boxer, with a little tuition, may be made a gentlemanly fighter. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. vi. viii. 292 He sits himself down to table with a ruffianly set of drovers and traders. 1919 K. Hooker Byways in Southern Tuscany ix. 142 Ruffianly boys greeted us with yells and one or two threw stones. 1968 Times 16 Nov. 2/5 In my opinion you're every bit as guilty as your ruffianly associate. 2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. 17 His councils were usually bedlam, his pronouncements often interrupted by jeering, ruffianly young upstarts. Compounds ruffianly-looking adj. ΚΠ 1819 Cap of Liberty 29 Sept. 60 A ruffianly looking wretch preferred the accusation against him. 1823 W. Scott Peveril II. xi. 297 Two ruffianly-looking men, apparently his guards, had hold of his doublet. 1957 Times 13 Apr. 9/5 In the struggle they both fell down, when some ruffianly-looking fellow near him called out, ‘Leave the woman alone!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1561
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