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Showing words for RUFFIAN using the English dictionary
7 Letter Words for Ruffian
funfair, ruffian
6 Letter Words for Ruffian
fafnir, ruffin, unfair
5 Letter Words for Ruffian
aurin, furan, infra, nairu, unfar
4 Letter Words for Ruffian
ainu, airn, arni, arui, fain, fair, faun, fiar, firn, frau, furn, iran, naff, naif, naur, niff, nuff, raff, rain, raun, riff, ruff, ruin, unai, uran, uria, urna
3 Letter Words for Ruffian
aff, ain, air, anu, arf, arn, aru, auf, fan, far, ffa, fin, fir, fra, fri, fun, fur, iff, inf, ira, naf, nar, nur, raf, rai, ran, ria, rif, rin, rna, run, ufa, una, uni, ura, urf, urn
Definitions for Ruffian
[1] a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.
[2] Also ruf·fi·an·ly. tough; lawless; brutal.
[3] a violent or lawless person; hoodlum or villain
Words related to Ruffian
goon, delinquent, troublemaker, bully, gangster, punk, hooligan, rowdy, brute, mobster, thug, criminal, hood, rioter
Words nearby Ruffian
rufescent, ruff, ruffe, ruffed, ruffed grouse, ruffian, ruffianism, ruffini's corpuscle, ruffle, ruffle someone's feathers, ruffled
Origin of Ruffian
1525–35; < Middle French < Italian ruffiano, perhaps < Langobardic *hruf scurf + Italian -ano -an
Word origin for Ruffian
C16: from Old French rufien , from Italian ruffiano , perhaps related to Langobardic hruf scurf, scabbiness
Synonyms for Ruffian
delinquent, goon, brute, bully, criminal, gangster, hood, hooligan, mobster, punk, rioter, rowdy, thug, troublemaker, tough guy