Ruffian has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a cruel and brutal fellow
2
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
Verb
1
To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
Adjective
1
Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous.
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