ruffian
adjective
1. Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.
- ruffian rage
noun
1. a cruel and brutal fellow
Similar word(s): bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo
Definition categories: person, aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker
verb
1. To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.