- ruely
- , adj. == sad. Body and Soul, 171—— adv. == ruefully. RG. 126, 263
Oldest English Words. 2014.
ruely
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unruly — unruliness, n. /un rooh lee/, adj., unrulier, unruliest. not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless: an unruly class; an unruly wilderness. [1350 1400; ME unruely, equiv. to un UN 1 + ruly,… … Universalium
unruly — un•ru•ly [[t]ʌnˈru li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est not submissive or cooperative; ungovernable; unmanageable • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME unruely= un I+ruly, ruely governable, controllable un•ru′li•ness, n … From formal English to slang
