bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
(noun) a cruel and brutal fellow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ruffian (plural ruffians)
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
Synonyms: rogue, scamp, Thesaurus:troublemaker
(obsolete) A pimp; a pander.
Synonym: Thesaurus:pimp
(obsolete) A lover; a paramour.
ruffian (third-person singular simple present ruffians, present participle ruffianing, simple past and past participle ruffianed)
To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
ruffian (comparative more ruffian, superlative most ruffian)
Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ruf"fian ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [F. rufien, OF. ruffen, ruffian, pimp. libertine, ake; cf. pr. & Sp. rufian, It. ruffiano; all perhaps of German or Dutch origin; cf. G. raufen to pluck, scuffle, fight, OD. roffen to pander. Cf. Ruffle to grow urbulent.]
1. A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.] he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians. Bp. Reynolds.
2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat. Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian Shak.
Ruf"fian, a.
Definition: brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
Ruf"fian, v. i.
Definition: To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
