ruffianly

adjective

Definition of ruffianlynext
as in raffish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruffianly
  1. raffish
  2. riotous
  3. boisterous
  4. rowdy
  5. carnival
  6. raucous
  7. violent
  8. carnivalesque
Adjective
  • There’s an over-the-top and overdressed fish out of water (me), a raffish Englishmen homesick for Great Britain (my husband Aidan, who will be mortified to read any of this), and an ensemble of quirky characters.
    Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The sun was setting, leaving a band of neon orange clinging to the horizon; around us, raffish cliques sipped esoteric cocktails, shared platters of roast chicken, flitted between languages, and seemed, to my eyes, immune to worldly stress.
    David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Definition of raffish
Adjective
  • But mainly it is known for the riotous setting off of fireworks, increasingly in defiance of local bans.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The Borough will be reviewing and revising plans for public events given this new riotous trend.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of riotous
Adjective
  • But the action is set in the 1970s, replete with boisterous parties, dancing G.I. Joes and snowflakes throwing their own snow in the air.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Then came a boisterous rally in front of 42,000 fans at Dodger Stadium.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of boisterous
Adjective
  • Her improv troupe got booted off the stage by a group of rowdy high school kids who were expecting a magician.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to his gigs as a musician, Dunlap worked as a cab driver and as a janitor at Minneapolis’ storied First Avenue nightclub, where the Replacements played during the band’s famously rowdy come-up and where Dunlap met his wife, Chrissie, who was a talent booker at the club.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of rowdy
Adjective
  • Customers at Starbucks will be introduced to a new interface with a carnival-style wheel.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The Square has spooky carnival-style games.
    Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
Definition of carnival
Adjective
  • Stanley Tucci: How Julia Child Changed My Life Tampopo (1985) Getty Images Juzo Itami's Tampopo is a raucous Japanese comedy filled with vignettes about different characters eating, cooking, and—in the case of a dapper gangster and his girlfriend—engaging erotically with food.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Swift glimmered in her pink and blue bodysuit to a raucous roar from 92,000 screaming fans.
    Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of raucous
Adjective
  • Prosecutors also said that some of the violent pornography Heuermann owned included methods consistent with the injuries to Mack's body and how she was bound with ropes.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • After a violent campaign in which Buddhists killed a number of priests and destroyed churches, in 1909, locals built the church that Galipeau visited in Cizhong.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of violent
Adjective
  • The exhibition features 150 objects spotlighting the historical interactions of Britain with Africa, India and the Caribbean, all of which impacted Guyana where the artist grew up, juxtaposed with artworks by Locke such as carnivalesque figures ‘The Watchers’.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The film’s centerpiece is a chaotic, carnivalesque parade of surrealistic characters marching through Tokyo.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of carnivalesque
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