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 ruf·fi·an /ˈrʌfiən/
 惡棍,無賴(a.)凶惡的,殘忍的,殘暴的

 Ruf·fian n.
 1. A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.]
    He [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians.   --Bp. Reynolds.
 2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
    Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian?   --Shak.
 2. Hence: A tough, lawless or bullying person.

 Ruf·fian, a. Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.

 Ruf·fian, v. i. To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.]
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 ruffian
      n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: bully, tough, hooligan,
           roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo]