RUFFIAN


Meaning of RUFFIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrə-fē-ən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French rufian

Date: 1531

: a brutal person : bully

• ruffian adjective

• ruf·fi·an·ism -ə-ˌni-zəm noun

• ruf·fi·an·ly adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.