ruly
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of ruly
C20: back-formation from unruly
Example Sentences
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They are a key way in which our ruly culture configures our nature.
From Scientific American ● May 8, 2013
By 11, they are a good thousand strong, amiable at first, ruly and obedient.
From Time Magazine Archive
One night last week the United Automobile Workers' President R. J. Thomas begged and pleaded with the un ruly strikers to go back to work.
From Time Magazine Archive
His hair is as ruly as alfalfa and his complexion as adolescent as measles.
From Time Magazine Archive
The famous Henry IV., late king of France, said there would prove no nation so resolute martial men as they, would they be ruly and not too headstrong.
From The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times by James Godkin
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