ruffianly

adj

1. Like or having the qualities of a ruffian.

   “Joseph mumbled indistinctly in the depths of the cellar; but, gave no intimation of ascending; so, his master dived down to him, leaving me vis-à-vis the ruffianly bitch, and a pair of grim, shaggy sheep dogs, who shared with her a jealous guardianship over all my movements.”

   “One righteous man who reverences the Gods Shall shipmate be with a ruffianly crew […]”

   “By his side padded a big ruffianly collie, and he led by a string a miserable-looking terrier, at which the collie now and then snapped viciously.”

adv

1. In the manner of a ruffian.