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ruf•fi•an



Pronunciation: (ruf'ē-un, ruf'yun), [key]
—n.
a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.

—adj.
Also,ruf'fi•an•ly.tough; lawless; brutal.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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