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Ruffin - Grandiloquent Word of the Day

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Ruffin [RUHF-in]
(n.) A devil or fiend.
(adj.) In a state of confusion or disarray; disordered or disheveled.
From French “rufian” from Italian “ruffiano” from “roffia” (filth) from Germanic “hruf” (scurf) (akin to Old High German ruf, Old English hreof) from Indo-European base “kreup-” from Lithuanian “kraupus” (rough).
Used in a sentence:
“Unhand me, you ruffin! What unscrupulous machinations has that sleeveen chicaned you into this time?”
(n.) A devil or fiend.
(adj.) In a state of confusion or disarray; disordered or disheveled.
From French “rufian” from Italian “ruffiano” from “roffia” (filth) from Germanic “hruf” (scurf) (akin to Old High German ruf, Old English hreof) from Indo-European base “kreup-” from Lithuanian “kraupus” (rough).
Used in a sentence:
“Unhand me, you ruffin! What unscrupulous machinations has that sleeveen chicaned you into this time?”
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