English → Latin
“ruffianly” in Latin
nefāriusnefarious, execrable, abominable, loathsomescelestuswicked, villainous, criminal, abominable; calamitous, unfortunateimprobusexcessive, immoderate, flagrant, impudent; greedy, wanton, ravenous; wicked, bad, villainous, immoral, impious, maliciounefāswrong; (moral) offense; wicked act; misdeed or misdoing; forbidden deed or actscelusan evil deed; a wicked, heinous, or impious action; wickedness, villainy; criminal, villain, felon, scoundrel, rascal, r
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ruffianly
nefarius (contrary to laws natural and divine): scelestus (wicked, vicious): improbus (bad). A ruffianly deed, nefas: facinus nefarium: scelus: (more strongly), scelus nefarium.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ruffianly?
- The usual Latin words for “ruffianly” are nefārius, scelestus, improbus; also nefās, scelus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.