ruffianism
nounEtymology
From ruffian + -ism.
Definitions
The behaviour of a ruffian
The behaviour of a ruffian; ruffians collectively.
- Each new comer was one more recruit to the ranks of ruffianism, and not a man penned in that reeking den of infamy but became a sworn hater of law, order, and “free-men.”
- A scrubby beard covered his face to the cheekbones, giving him an air of ruffianism that went oddly with his large weak frame and nervous movements.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA