Definition of RULY

ruly

Adjective Satellite

  • neat and tidy
    • "a small ruly beard"

Adj

  • Pitiable; miserable.
  • Neat and orderly.

Adv

  • Pitiably; miserably.

Adjective

  • RULIER, RULIEST orderly

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English rewly, ruly, rewely, reweliche, from Old English hrēowlīċ (“grievous, pitiful, sad, wretched, cruel”), equivalent to rue + -ly.

Scrabble Score: 7

ruly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ruly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ruly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

ruly is a valid Words With Friends word