Sentence:  "It was at Count Siloszech's. He'd heard her sing in the streets, with a tall, black-bearded <WSD>ruffian</WSD>, who accompanied her on a guitar, and a little fiddling gypsy fellow. She was a handsome woman, with hair down to her knees, but stupid as an owl.nb..." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.