ruffianly

ruffianly
adj.
P. ὑβριστικός.
Violent (of deeds): P. and V. βίαιος.

RUFFIANLY

nefarius (contrary to laws natural and divine): scelestus (wicked vicious): improbus (bad). A ruffianly deed nefas: facinus nefarium: scelus: (more strongly) scelus nefarium.

ruffianly: ad facinus audax; facinorosus; v. RUFFIAN. Sometimes also, nĕfārius (abominably wicked), or atrox (savagely cruel), may serve: v. WICKED, CRUEL, SAVAGE. Phr.: r. conduct or character, audacia; esp. with some strengthening epith.: as, immanis audacia, Auct. Har. resp. 3, 4: more fully, Cic. Ph. 13, 5, 10, ad omne facinus immanis audacia: cf. also Curt. 6, 11, init., miles ... stolida audacia ferox, a brutal r. fellow: (see also, BRUTALITY, CRUELTY): in a r. manner: expr. by modal abl., nefaria crudelitate; immani audacia, etc.: v. preced. artt.