The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ruffianish
Ruffianish \Ruf"fian*ish\, a. Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.
Wiktionary
ruffianish
a. Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian.
Usage examples of "ruffianish".
It was obvious that the well-armed men and women would have had little to fear in an open contest with the ruffianish throng had there not been so many of them, for their armament was mostly pitifulhere and there was a sword or an axe or a real lance, but the bulk were furnished only with crude-looking wickerwork targes and a few darts or a stabbing spear or a thick club.