ruffianism

 [ruhf-ee-uh-niz-uhm, ruhf-yuh-]  

ruf·fi·an·ism

   [ruhf-ee-uh-niz-uhm, ruhf-yuh-]
noun
1.
conduct befitting a ruffian.
2.
ruffian character.
Origin:
1585–95; ruffian + -ism
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Ruffianism is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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ruffian (ˈrʌfɪən)
 
—n
a violent or lawless person; hoodlum or villain
 
[C16: from Old French rufien, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps related to Langobardic hruf scurf, scabbiness]
 
'ruffianism
 
—n
 
'ruffianly
 
—adj

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