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ruleless

[ rool-lis ]
/ ˈrul lɪs /
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adjective
being without rule or law.
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Origin of ruleless

1400–50; late Middle English rewleless;see rule, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM ruleless

rule·less·ness, noun
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