Like or having the qualities of a ruffian.

In the manner of a ruffian.

present participle of ruff

Resembling or characteristic of a ruff.

Like a ruffian

The behaviour of a ruffian.

plural of ruffianism

(transitive) To disturb the smoothness of. / (transitive) To destroy or ruin the arrangement or order of; disarrange

(historical) ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor / swaggerer / a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles

plural of ruffler