thuggish

As adjectives the difference between thuggish and violent

is that thuggish is of or pertaining to thuggery while violent is involving extreme force or motion.

As a verb violent is

(archaic) to urge with violence.

As a noun violent is

(obsolete) an assailant.

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective thuggish is

of or pertaining to thuggery.

Thuggish is a synonym of ruffianish.

As adjectives the difference between thuggish and ruffianish

is that thuggish is of or pertaining to thuggery while ruffianish is having the qualities or manners of a ruffian.

As adjectives the difference between thuggish and thuggy

is that thuggish is of or pertaining to thuggery while thuggy is thuggish.

As adjectives the difference between thuggish and thuglike

is that thuggish is of or pertaining to thuggery while thuglike is thuggish.

As an adjective thuggish

is of or pertaining to thuggery.

As an adverb thuggishly is

in a thuggish way.