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Like good behavior, jocularly
Answer for the clue "Like good behavior, jocularly ", 4 letters:
ruly
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Word definitions for ruly in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"conforming to (religious) rule; amenable to rule, disciplined, orderly," reuleli ; from rule (n.) + -ly (2).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. neat and tidy; "a small ruly beard"
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ruly \Rul"y\, a. [From Rule .] Orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed to unruly . [Obs.] --Gascoigne.
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.