Ruffianly

Word RUFFIANLY
Character 9
Hyphenation ruf fian ly
Pronunciations N/A

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Then he called our ruffianly scallywags of a crew on to the main deck, eyed them up and down, and ignoring our captain, asked me how many pairs of handcuffs were on board. ❋ Louis Becke (1884)

I felt detached, noticing details of my surroundings with a peculiar intensity: the small stained-glass inset over the bar, casting colored shadows over the ruffianly proprietor and his wares, the curve of the handle on a copper-bottomed dipper that hung on the wall next to me, a green-bellied fly struggling on the edges of a sticky puddle on the table. ❋ Unknown (2010)

'He's better than any ruffianly bodyguard or holiday tutor. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The news that David Cameron is picking the wings from Brown like a ruffianly boy with an insect at PMQs does not improve my mood as the odour of mendacity permeates everything while this toxicity infects the country .. ❋ Newmania (2007)

He shut his face out for a moment, with the hand that again wandered over his forehead, and then it lowered on Redlaw, reckless, ruffianly, and callous. ❋ Unknown (2007)

She exchanged some words in a whisper with three or four ruffianly looking men, and said that she could let us have ❋ Unknown (2006)

There will be a siring of carts and mules on a certain part of the coast, and a most ruffianly lot of men, men you understand, men with wives and children and sweethearts, who from the very moment they start on a trip risk a bullet in the head at any moment, but who have a perfect conviction that I will never fail them. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A little bit further, pushed out of sight of the ruffianly soldier in suit and tie, a few protesters too few, who were still saving the opposition honor in this France visit, which was as much propaganda as business, with a strong oil smell. ❋ Unknown (2005)

August 27th, 2006 at 1: 24 am PDT preempt microprogram alderman ruffianly: barbaric? ❋ Nik Cubrilovic (2005)

His being placed under the strict charge of McCoy and hurried away before the constables came prevented his either doing this or joining them later and helping to capture the ruffianly crew, whom he had come to hate. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And the musket answering well to his words, the brains of the cold-blooded ruffianly assassin spattered full in the face of his accomplice McClashin, who, Pot yet seeing their intended victim, had come to the assistance of Hennessy, but dismayed by his sudden fall, offered no effectual opposition to our adventurer, who smote him to the earth with his musket. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The ruffians then turned their attention to their living captive, whom, traitor as he was, and ruffianly as had been his conduct towards himself, Rashleigh could scarcely help pitying, as he concluded the truculent wretches who had captured him no doubt designed a fearful fate and dreadfully lingering death in expiation of his attempted treachery. ❋ Unknown (2004)

A meal was now prepared by Rashleigh, to which his three ruffianly companions did ample justice, making during its progress many coarse jests and brutal allusions to the death pangs of their treacherous associate, whose lifeless body hung within a very few feet of the spot they had selected for their repast. ❋ Unknown (2004)

On the shady side of the breakwater under the wall were two or three dozen of Irish reapers; some were lying asleep, others in parties of two or three were seated with their backs against the wall, and were talking Irish; these last all appeared to be well-made middle-sized young fellows, with rather a ruffianly look; they stared at me as I passed. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Except for the loss of time it made no difference to me, but when the kuruma did come up the runners were three such ruffianly-looking men, and were dressed so wildly in bark cloth, that, in sending Ito on twelve miles to secure relays, I sent my money along with him. ❋ Isabella Lucy (2004)

Fair women converted into demons, and dragged by ruffianly soldiery through the streets to universal execration and pitiless death; children of tender age pinned to the earth and bayoneted; men innocent or not, shot, cut, stabbed, slashed, destroyed — a whole city given up to the summa injuria of an infuriate, reckless, and brutal army! ❋ Henry Morton (2004)

The knight himself advanced, sheathed in armour, and, without raising his visor, informed Lord Boteler, that having heard of a base attempt made upon a part of his train by ruffianly assassins, he had mounted and armed a small party of his retainers, to escort them to Queen – Hoo Hall. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Newcastle for a most ruffianly assault upon an overseer. ❋ Unknown (2004)

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