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ruly

/ ˈruːlɪ /

adjective

  1. orderly; well-behaved; tidy


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ruly1

C20: back-formation from unruly

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Example Sentences

The minister was the great man, and his bodily presence was a restraint upon the unruly, and the ruly too, for that matter.

Big Ruly desaved me, the thief; but I found him out at last.

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