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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)
- (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)
- (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)
- (rare) Neat and orderly.
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