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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ruly

Ruly \Rul"y\, a. [From Rule.] Orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed to unruly. [Obs.]
--Gascoigne.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ruly

"conforming to (religious) rule; amenable to rule, disciplined, orderly," reuleli; from rule (n.) + -ly (2).

WordNet
ruly

adj. neat and tidy; "a small ruly beard"

Usage examples of "ruly".

And then two ruly police gentlemen entered the room, with the guests blanching, and lettuce and romaine and radishes too flying for the exits, which were choked with grass.

She sported a head of un ruly curls that tangled wildly about her neck.

Later, for some reason I was never told, they changed the name to Ruly, Kempt, Sheveled and Couth, and then to Weery, Stale, Flatt and Profitable, and to keep up the front they actually did hire a couple of lawyers and did some real law work for a corporation called Blue Sky, Inc.

Later, for some reason I was never told, they changed the name to Ruly, Kempt, Sheveled and Couth, and then to Weery, Stale, Flatt and Profitable, and to keep up the front they actually did hire a couple of lawyers and did some real law work for a corporation called Blue Sky, Inc.