different between ruffianly vs ruffianish
ruffianly
English
Etymology
ruffian +? -ly
Adjective
ruffianly (comparative more ruffianly, superlative most ruffianly)
- Like or having the qualities of a ruffian. [from 16th c.]
- 1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, I:
- Joseph mumbled indistinctly in the depth 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 sheepdogs […].
- 1922, Geoffrey Montagu Cookson (transl.), The Seven against Thebes, page 136 in Four Plays of Aeschylus.
- One righteous man who reverences the Gods
Shall shipmate be with a ruffianly crew[…].
- One righteous man who reverences the Gods
- 1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, I:
Translations
Adverb
ruffianly (comparative more ruffianly, superlative most ruffianly)
- In the manner of a ruffian.
Translations
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ruffianish
English
Etymology
ruffian +? -ish
Adjective
ruffianish (comparative more ruffianish, superlative most ruffianish)
- Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian.
Synonyms
- ruffianly
- thuggish
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