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Definition ruly

Etymology 1

From Middle English rewly, ruly, rewely, reweliche, from Old English hr?owl?? (“grievous, pitiful, sad, wretched, cruel”), equivalent to rue +‎ -ly.

Adjective

ruly (comparative rulier or more ruly, superlative ruliest or most ruly)

  1. (obsolete) Pitiable; miserable.

Etymology 2

From Middle English rewly, reoly, reowliche, from Old English hr?owl??e (“cruelly”), equivalent to rue +‎ -ly.

Adverb

ruly (comparative rulier or more ruly, superlative ruliest or most ruly)

  1. (obsolete) Pitiably; miserably.

Etymology 3

Back-formation from unruly, or perhaps a continuation of Middle English rewly, ruly, reuli (“subject to a religious rule, regular”), equivalent to rule +‎ -ly, rule +‎ -y; or perhaps from Old French rulé, reulé, rieulé (“ruled”), past participle of rieuler (“to rule”). More at rule.

Adjective

ruly (comparative rulier, superlative ruliest)

  1. (rare) Neat and orderly.

Results 356 Words with the letters RULY

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9 letter words with the letters RULY 
8 letter words with the letters RULY 
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6 letter words with the letters RULY 
BLURRY 13
BURBLY 16
BURLEY 13
CURTLY 13
DOURLY 11
DRUMLY 14
FLEURY 13
FLOURY 13
FLURRY 13
HOURLY 12
HURLEY 12
KNURLY 15
LUXURY 18
MURKLY 17
PURELY 13
PURPLY 16
RUBBLY 16
RUDELY 11
RUFFLY 16
RUMBLY 16
RUMPLY 16
SLURRY 10
SOURLY 10
SULTRY 10
SURELY 10
UNRULY 12
URANYL 11
5 letter words with the letters RULY 
BURLY 12
CURLY 12
HURLY 11
4 letter words with the letters RULY 
RULY 8

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