" ruffianly "

1: as in riotous, rowdyish;

•  Synonyms : 

•  callithumpian,

•  carnival,

•  carnivalesque,

•  larrikin,

•  raffish,

•  rampageous,

•  riotous,

•  rowdyish,

•  boisterous,

•  hell-raising,

•  knockabout,

•  rambunctious,

•  raucous,

•  robustious,

•  roisterous,

•  rollicking,

•  rowdy,

•  rumbustious,

•  stormy,

•  tempestuous,

•  turbulent,

•  violent,

•  headstrong,

•  intractable,

•  obstreperous,

•  recalcitrant,

•  uncontrollable,

•  uncontrolled,

•  undisciplined,

•  ungovernable,

•  uninhibited,

•  unmanageable,

•  unreserved,

•  unrestrained,

•  unruly,

•  wild,

•  willful,

•  bubbly,

•  buoyant,

•  effervescent,

•  exuberant,

•  high-spirited,

•  impassioned,

•  lively,

•  sprightly,

•  vivacious,

•  clamorous,

•  loudmouthed,

•  noisy,

•  open-mouthed,

•  rackety,

•  strident,

•  vociferous,

•  howling,

•  screaming,

•  yelling

•  Antonyms : 

•  orderly,

•  sedate,

•  sober,

•  solemn,

•  somber,

•  staid,

•  decorous,

•  dignified,

•  proper,

•  seemly,

•  calm,

•  hushed,

•  noiseless,

•  peaceful,

•  placid,

•  quiet,

•  restrained,

•  serene,

•  silent,

•  soundless,

•  tranquil,

•  collected,

•  composed,

•  constrained,

•  controlled,

•  imperturbable,

•  inhibited,

•  repressed,

•  self-controlled,

•  unflappable,

•  unruffled,

•  moderate,

•  reasonable,

•  subdued,

•  temperate,

•  impassive,

•  phlegmatic,

•  stoic,

•  stolid,

•  depressed,

•  aloof,

•  detached,

•  indifferent

1: a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang;

  * e.g., " ... a gang of ruffians preying upon people who ventured into that section of town "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bully,

•  gangbanger,

•  gangsta,

•  gangster,

•  goon,

•  gorilla,

•  hood,

•  hoodlum,

•  hooligan,

•  mobster,

•  mug,

•  plug-ugly,

•  punk,

•  roughneck,

•  rowdy,

•  thug,

•  tough,

•  toughie,

•  yob,

•  yobbo

•  Antonyms : 

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